Author plans to buy a $15k gold bar as a hedge against economic decline and a weakening dollar, and asks for alternatives.
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XAU — LONG The author plans to put $15k into a physical gold bar because gold has been rising and he expects it to keep rising given a deteriorating economy and a falling US dollar. The stated mechanism is gold as a fail-safe store of value against dollar weakness and potential economic collapse. No specific risk is stated beyond the general gamble framing he rejects. Exact non-equity contract requires separate historical validation; no generic proxy.
Im planning on buying a gold bar for around 15k since gold been skyrocketing and it looks like its not gonna stop anytime soon with the economy and how bad things are going.