Because if you believe you are average joe, and if other average joes and j6p's are talking about moving money into commodities and foreign investments, and when the investment houses start to massively advertise moving things into commodities and foreign investments, perhaps this is like herd mentality which doesn't really know what they're getting themselves into? Herds always seems to drives up prices, and it seems like mainstream media has caught commodity, precious metals, etc. It probably is too late to move into precious metals/energy/foreign assets.
Seriously though, when did you start to think about metals/commodities? Is it something you read on CNN or the like? If so, don't you think others are thinking the same thing?
Anyone else catch on NPR yesterday night that some european companies are starting to complain that with the weak dollar, it's hurting them competitively? I'm just wondering how a strong Euro in the long term is going to help EU companies.
