I convert all the currency to US$ instead of Thai Baht because I am currently in Thailand.

Then if you are worried about the dollar tanking, you convert it to a hard currency like gold coins at face value.Then you sit back, let everything fall apart and when it hits bottom start buying everything in sight with both hands.

He started with millions in family money that was in a foreign currency and massive amounts of cashflow from other sources and buys outright for cash.

That was caused by the same fiat currency system and the same over-borrowing that we have today.

The FED is off to the side, busy creating fiat currency and devaluing the US Dollar.

If deflation gets to bad the fed's actions may spark a devaluing of the US currency.

Perhaps if we did not have the Fed, and tied our currency back to gold instead of having a fiat currency.

I happen to trade currency instead of stocks for a variety of reasons...BUTI agree that it's good to be involved with RE AND trading.

Shari aren't you worried that 4% would hurt inflation by drastically lowering the value of the dollar in foriegn currency markets

I say do Both...but I actively trade currency and It's kind of nice not to have to deal with people, banks and properties when you are trading ;D I can do much better than 10% per year trading on my own, but there's +'s and -'s with any investment.But I enjoy doing both so I can't see me giving up one to do the other solely.