
Commodities are tangible real assets like lead, sugar, corn, copper, oil, natural gas or coffee, and offer an alternative to ongoing currency debasement. As they are "real" things, as opposed to a piece of paper that is a "promise to pay", they always have a "real" value. To the extent that governments continue to debase the underlying value of the specie they issue by running deficits and running up debt; and individuals continue to consume far more than they produce or save; commodities will be an excellent hedge to maintaining value and purchasing power of assets.
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