Sunday, August 21, 2011

U.S. government bonds are junk bonds

Marc Faber : “It’s a suicidal investment to own 10-year or 30-year U.S. Treasurys,” “U.S. government bonds are junk bonds,” “As long as they can print, they can pay the interest. But another way to default is to pay the interest and principal in depreciating currency. “For that reason I would advocate a wide basket of diversification out of dollar-based assets,” “The dollar may rally somewhat, but clearly in the long run the dollar and other paper currencies — the euro is not much better — will have a depreciating tendency vis-a-vis honest money: gold and silver.” - in MarketWatch

Dr. Marc Faber Tomorrow's Gold







Dr Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He went to school in Geneva and Zurich and finished high school with the Matura. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a PhD in Economics magna cum laude. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. Since 1973, he has lived in Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In June 1990, he set up his own business, which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager.