Reacting to the inflationary implications presented by huge budget deficits amassed here in the U.S. - in the next 10 years, the U.S. budget deficit is projected to rise more than in all the previous 233 years combined since the founding of America in 1776 - gold has climbed to record highs. Its ties (and inverse relationship) to the U.S. dollar has, historically, led advances in commodity prices. (We can print money, but we can’t print commodities!)

With virtually zero correlation to stocks and the potential ability to capitalize on both rising and falling equity markets, energy, metals and grain futures (along with other commodity sectors) are gaining popularity among suitable investors as a potentially efficient, alternative asset class!