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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Will gold, guns, and safes protect you from Dow 1,400?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/consumer-experience/" rel="tag">Consumer Experience</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/financial-crisis/" rel="tag">Financial Crisis</a></p><p><img height="246" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/07/panning-for-gold-by-dbking.jpg" width="220" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" />Sales of safes are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/nyregion/07safe.html?src=linkedin">booming in New York</a> and probably around the United States. (<a href="http://www.sentrysafe.com/content/inTheNews.aspx">SentrySafe</a> is a large safe manufacturer that probably has an opportunity for an IPO if it's profitable -- its stock would represent another great "fear play.") The price of gold hit <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629820118646341.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">$927</a> an ounce this week. And stock in <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/smith-and-wesson-holding-corporation/swhc/nas">Smith &amp; Wesson</a></strong> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/smith-and-wesson-holding-corporation/swhc/nas">SWHC</a>) is up 79% since inauguration day (despite losing $76 million in its fourth quarter).</p>
<p>It's beginning to feel a bit like the period after 9/11 when people went out and bought gas masks, duct tape, and the antibiotic Cipro.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Will gold, guns, and safes protect you from Dow 1,400?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/">Will gold, guns, and safes protect you from Dow 1,400?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1481542/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/07/will-gold-guns-and-safes-protect-you-from-dow-1-400/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fdic</category><category>fdic guarantee</category><category>gold</category><category>great depression</category><category>safes</category><category>sentry safe</category><category>Smith Wesson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cohan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
