Investing in Precious Metals Just because it shines, doesn't mean it ...

What does Warren Buffett say?• A century from now the 400 million acres offarmland will have produced staggering amountsof corn, wheat, cotton, and other crops -- and willcontinue to produce that valuable bounty,whatever the currency may be. Exxon Mobil(XOM) will probably have delivered trillions ofdollars in dividends to its owners and will alsohold assets worth many more trillions (and,remember, you get 16 Exxons). The 170,000 tonsof gold will be unchanged in size and stillincapable of producing anything. You can fondlethe cube, but it will not respond.