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  I've been asking this at some other forums, and I'd like to know the gamedev.net's opinion.If one were planning on a USD crash, what would one put money into?I'm not sure of the ratios, but many other currency-issueing governments have ridiculous amounts of USD stored as a sort of fail-safe (sort of like the US's former gold standard), given our record over the last 75 years.  A goverment with large holdings in the USD would be vulnerable to a crash.  THis leads me to believe that buying a few British Pounds wouldn't really help me if the USD did collapse.I'm actually not too keen on how the commodity markets work, but I have the impression that any contract placed is valued by the USD.  This may not make all that much of a difference, but if oil soars relative to the dollar, but the dollar is simultaneously crashing, where does one stand?  Are all futures contracts traded by the CBOT (well, I know there's a market in Winnepeg, but the CD would definitely drop with the USD, I think) valued by the dollar?Yeah, I got a C in macroeconomics...should have gone to that class more.  Still, I don't think they'd teach you this stuff.   
  The euro might be a safer bet than the pound, but my guess would be that if the dollar went crashing then so would the pound, canadian dollar, euro, and the yen.Commodities and real-estate would probably do well relative to currency, if it were to drop; when "paper" worth goes down, invest in real things.   ;  Gold would have been a good deal a couple of years ago. Real-estate will be good when the market finally bottoms out. The euro seems strong to me. I don't know how dependent it is on the dollar.   ;  oil.   ;  I've heard conflicting things about silver. In any event, I have an investment consultant who does things that I tell him to do (for example, "I would like a Ferrari in 20 years. Do what you need to do."). I recommend you get one as well.   ;  I'd think about investing in China.  They've been on the rise these past few years, and looking good at that.   ;  Just buy a truckload of opium. When you need cash, cut the opium with some powder sugar and supply the local drugsdealer with your shit.It's worth the investment, 10 times if you cut up good.disclaimer: I is only jokenings   ;Quote:Original post by etothexThe euro might be a safer bet than the pound, but my guess would be that if the dollar went crashing then so would the pound, canadian dollar, euro, and the yen.Commodities and real-estate would probably do well relative to currency, if it were to drop; when "paper" worth goes down, invest in real things.isn't the pound worth more (stronger) than the dollar and euro?well i would long term invest (20-30 years) in the yuan and Indian currency (rupee?) and equal short term investments (5-10) in the pound and euro. *i'll let a economy expert or someone far more knowledgeable in economics explain to me why i'm wrong [smile];  The value of a currency is relative to another currency. A currency does not have an absolute value. So, if the value of the dollar "crashes" -- that is, its value compared to another currency (or all other currencies) drops -- that means the value of the other currencies would rise (relative to the dollar). So, if you were expecting the dollar to "crash", you should convert your dollars into another major currency (or several other major currencies just to be safe).   ;  I have no money in any currency... [crying]   