I hope you have some good solid spread betting going on to clean out when all your predictions come true.

Oh, you don't? You mean these are just in-the-air?

That's a good point. If you really do know what's going to happen, there's almost certainly a way you can profit from it.

i do and i will

That's interesting you say that, because while I feel I've seen this coming (and have annoyed people for years to get into metals), at the same time, I'm not confident at all with exactly how it will all pay out. My gut says that if it's paper, it's worth paper. But really, I don't know.

not that i need to satisfy you, but i have seven figures in high yield bonds that are tax free. why are my bonds high yield? because i bought them when you and your other ham-and-egger friends were trying to figure out when GOOG would hit $1000...when instead you should have been cashing out. i'll definitely be ready for 20% t-notes with plenty of ammo, and you'll still be chump-change

So you can afford a book on grammar?

I'm with you, polter. Dow at 5 or even less, hyperinflation, etc. It's scary like a hurricane; seeing it coming doesn't help much.

But I'm planting now. Partly because I have some 'peek-a-boo' technology and nothing could stop me at this point. But also because I think if I do it right, I can play the circumstance to my favor. I'm planning on keeping my job (as long as possible) and now that friends are getting laid off, I'm roping them into my plans. No offices, no logo t-shirts, and no fuzzy business plans. But I'm planting.

The DJIA at 5000 and hyperinflation are mutually exclusive. Currently we are in a deflationary period.

well obviously there is no bad season for a true lead-to-gold scheme....but the market will be the judge of that. good luck

If hyper-inflation is coming, why would you hold on to cash?

Sounds like a perfectly good reason to max out home equity loans at a fixed rate.