With food prices on the rise, the price of gold will drive. Martin Hutchinson of Money Morning says, “As gold goes up, it gets more popular and investors start piling into it…” Here are five ways to play bottom-basement gold.This from Mike Cagesso:

Gold hit two historic milestones in 2008. First, it hit its all-time high of $1,030 an ounce in early March.

Just three months later, the price of gold for December delivery fell to $681 an ounce, a 21-month low and 33.9% drop from its record high.

Most gold bugs were equal parts heartbroken and puzzled. Global stock markets tanked alongside the world’s biggest economies. But so did gold, which is widely considered to be a safe haven investment when everything else in spiraling south.

However, Money Morning Contributing Editor Martin Hutchinson- an investment banker with more than 25 years’ experience on Wall Street and

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Gold hit two historic milestones in 2008. First, in early March, the “yellow metal” hit its all-time high of $1,030 an ounce. Just three months later, the price of gold for December delivery had plummeted to $681 an ounce, a 21-month low and 33.9% drop from its record high. Most gold bugs were equal parts puzzled and broken-hearted.

The world’s stock markets tanked, as did some of its biggest economies. In such an environment, they thought, gold should have risen. After all, gold is widely considered to be a safe-haven investment when everything else is spiraling south.

However, Money Morning Contributing Editor Martin Hutchinson – an investment banker with more than 25 years’ experience on Wall Street and a leading expert on the international financial markets – understood perfectly what other investors did not.

“Gold is not a safe haven against recession,” said

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William Patalon III says the US economy is heading into recession, and there is little the Fed or Treasury can do to stop it.

But that doesn't mean contrarian investors can't make a profit. History is littered with examples of investors that made a fortune during the darkest days for the economy.

William has a four-point plan to beat the bear this time round: 1) Load up on high dividend stocks; 2) Buy gold; 3) Stick to 'global titan' companies; and 4) Stay relaxed...

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