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Gold has been a star performer in the portfolios of some of the wealthiest dynasties in the history of the world. Just a few of the prolific people who have used gold to build their incredible wealth include the DuPonts (who now own a massive chemical business), the Rothschilds (once upon a time the richest people in the world), the (JP) Morgans and Egypt's royal Farouk family. We could go on and on forever about more family empires who owe their core wealth to gold but there's no need - the bottom line is that investment in gold has always given a sensational return over the centuries ' and statistically it has put stocks, real estate and bonds well and truly in their place.

Want some proof that gold has created staggering wealth in recent times? Consider these startling facts:

- During the 1960's investment in this "secret gold" brought about average annual returns of 100%.

- Between 1972 and 1974 the secret gold saw increases of 350% (while the stock market was heading desperately south).

- Then between 1976 to 1980 this secret gold brought investors an average of 300% per year.

- Gold saw annual increases of 340% between 1987 & 1989.

The average investor keeps piling into stocks, real estate & bonds - completely unaware that certain types of gold have been outperforming their risky holdings every year since 2000 (and the last couple of years have seen double returns over stocks). And as you're about to discover, we're right at the start of something very big...

It's interesting to note that the earliest record of gold being used as a form of money/investment occurred as early as 700BC. Since this time, all cultures and races throughout the world have craved to own gold ' and many centuries on the strength of gold has gone from strength to strength.

In the present time, gold is an attractive commodity to hold because it's price is seeing a general upward trend (and many experts agree that this is set to continue for many years to come). It's possible to own gold for a relatively modest outlay and so most people have the means to invest in it. Gold also brings with it a certain beauty and status symbol that most other investments simply cannot compare to.

Why Investing In Gold Now Could Make For Spectacular Returns ' The Facts Don't Lie And This Is Why The Resurgence In Gold Prices Could Mean Big Things For Those Who Invest Early

Right now the U.S. government is desperately trying to fight deflation (lower prices) and it has categorically stated that it will look to prevent this at any cost. The long and short of this is that more 'paper money' becomes available while the amount of gold stays constant. Can you think what this means?

The same amount of gold costs more paper dollars (or 'money') to buy.

So as the amount of money being printed goes up ' so gold prices strengthen. It's expected that a significant amount of money will be printed over the next years, and you don't need me to tell you what that means for where gold prices are heading.

Sadly, there are even more reasons why the current gold run could well be the start of a huge bull run. Traditionally, gold has always performed strongly during times of uncertainty. I say 'sadly' because as the long running war on terrorism sees no end in sight the amount of paper money needed to pay for conflicts etc rises. This huge increase in paper money will only continue to peg up the gold prices.

The Gold Shortage ' One Of The Biggest Investment Banks In The World Is Predicting A Gold BOOM Caused By A Fundamental Shortage, A Glut Of Government Printed Paper-Money & Other Factors.

Credit Agricole, a leading French investment bank recently released a SHOCKING report (Cheuvreux report, named after the equity research department of Credit Agricole) that has highlighted the very real possibility of a coming gold boom.

'We are raising our mid-cycle gold price estimate to USD900/oz from USD750/oz and see the possibility of a spike to USD2,000, or higher. Covert selling (via central bank lending) has artificially depressed the price for a decade."

At the time of writing, gold prices were at the mid $500 levels per ounce, and many experts are predicting that the price could soar past $2000 per ounce. Why? The report highlights the basic shortage of gold stock ' world governments are desperately short of gold bullion (possibly by levels higher than 50%). Demand for global gold remains high, yet world supply is highly limited (only 2,500 tonnes produced worldwide). In addition the over-supply of paper money and artificial suppression of gold prices over the last decade means that gold could well explode to as much as $2,000/oz ' potential upside gains of almost 400%!