You may want to take a close look at some of the better gold mining companies that are producing gold right now. As gold holds and other expenses keep dropping, mining gets very profitable. And gold is now behaving far more like money than just another commodity. It’s relative strength has been second only to the US$ and the JPY in the last 2 months. And the gold miners have been beaten into the cellar in this last sell-off. Look at Homestake mining for confirmation from 1929 to 1939.