U.S. National Debt

The current U.S. national debt:
$34,594,388,870,175

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If you are looking for ways to invest in your financial future, consider investing in gold. There are many reasons to invest in gold, but here are three reasons that will have you considering an investment in gold and well on your way to a brighter financial future!
Gold Will Always Have Value
Because gold is the so called “back up” system of paper currency, it will always hold value. While that value might fluctuate with the market, gold will always be a good investment due to this fact. There is always a market to sell gold to a buyer and therefore will always be a way to make some extra cash when you need it. So whether you want to invest in it to hold on to for a later form of income or you want to sell some valuable gold jewelry, there is always worth in gold.
Gold Lasts Forever and Cannot be Counterfeited
It is common knowledge that paper currency can easily be counterfeited, but that doesn’t hold true for gold. There is no possible way for gold be counterfeit, so you can count on your gold investment always holding true to its worth. Also, should a financial crisis occur, gold will be that last form of payment, if not the only form of payment, with any worth once the paper and coin currency are nonexistent. This means you can never go wrong with gold!
Gold=Money
Lastly, gold is a good investment because, after all, it is money! Gold was the only form of currency for centuries until the invention of paper and coin currency and has therefore always been held as a valuable resource. And the longer you hold on to it, the better your chances at obtaining a small fortune down the road.