That "strategy" would have decimated your networth by up to 50% if you followed the sage advice of the gold bugs in 1979, 1988, 1992 and 2008. Of course, this time is "completely different" and the USD is just going to implode in a straight line
1: The Euro wasnt around in 1979, 1988 or 1992 so I don't see any correlation with the Euro to be honest. What was around in the seventies was the Swiss Franc. Back then you could get 4 Swiss Francs for 1$. Tell me, What's the exchange rate on that today? How much networth would be decimated if you were Swiss and decided to buy the USD "as good as gold"? 2: Ofcourse late nineties there was a euro and it's up 70% VS the USD since then... Still can't see how this would have decimated your net wealth if you decided to leave the $.... But hey, who knows...Maybe the Fed will tighten...in 2020...