Lkorrow,
re: "Federal Reserve officials are considering... print new money"
1) Does this surprise you?
2) Do you think rampant money printing will ever end?
3) What do you think of David Stockman's recent statement that it's nuts to be holding anything but cash? (Though, in fairness, what he was REALLY saying was that it is nuts to be in equities. Stockman even recommends holding some gold.)

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months