# What are good investments in a panic situation?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-investments-in-a-panic-situation/745862>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 11, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-investments-in-a-panic-situation/745862 "2016-02-11T22:41:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-investments-in-a-panic-situation/745862/21 "2016-02-12T16:24:47Z")

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> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> How are precious metals not an investment vehicle? Unless I’m misunderstanding what you’re writing, either you or everyone else that does investing is wrong.

That’s LSLGuy’s claim, not mine. I was just pointing out how naive his viewpoint was.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-investments-in-a-panic-situation/745862/22 "2016-02-12T16:32:42Z")

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Note that LSLGuy said that metals are a “non-performing asset” not that they are not an asset. And in that respect, I believe he is correct.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-investments-in-a-panic-situation/745862/23 "2016-02-12T16:50:00Z")

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> [@Surreal](#):
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> That’s LSLGuy’s claim, not mine. I was just pointing out how naive his viewpoint was.

Sorry, I don’t even know who I’m talking to anymore. I’m trying to answer phones and reply to a conversation that’s moving quickly at the same time.

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-investments-in-a-panic-situation/745862/24 "2016-02-12T16:51:39Z")

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You only get hurt on a roller coaster if you jump off.

Let it ride, baby.

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