You guys all missed the big one. In 2008 the price of copper and nickel dropped to something like $1.50/lb, from a high around $4.50/lb, IIRC. It was obvious to me that this was a panic and the prices would rebound - eventually, construction and manufacturing would have to resume for a recovery to happen, along with the prices of these metals. And if the economy just collapsed entirely, you'd have a huge cache of copper for spears for the Second Bronze Age.
I pointed this out to a lot of friends and family, but they poured their money into gold instead. They would've more than tripled their money in just 2-3 years.
I pointed this out to a lot of friends and family, but they poured their money into gold instead. They would've more than tripled their money in just 2-3 years.