Reason No. 1 to avoid gold: There is no inflation


Reason #1 to avoid gold: There is no inflationWhether it's collapsing home prices, discounts on automobiles or reductions in stock prices, asset values across the board are declining, not increasing.

The gold bulls state that enemy number-one of the dollar-denominated currency is inflation. I agree wholeheartedly, and so does the Federal Reserve.

There are many backseat drivers that are claiming that the Federal Reserve does not truly fight inflation. This is just another Wall Street lie. In reality, inflation during the last bull market occurred due to massive amounts of private capital leverage. Indeed, the Federal Reserve did keep interest rates too low for too long in the early part of this decade, but do not forget that the stated goal of the central bank is to fight inflation.

Today, the numbers do not support an inflationary environment and fear over current spending and stimulus of the government creating inflation is misplaced.

I say be not afraid!

Reason No. 2 to avoid gold.

Jamie Dlugosch is a contributor to InvestorPlace.com.

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