The author's firm sent me an autographed (in gold) (ink) copy. Their timing was perfect. October 2008. All my investment instincts had led me wrong; I couldn't even pick a good CD. Into this fear-filled world comes The Goldwatcher. I had never really understood gold as an investment before, and The Goldwatcher explained it without much pseudo-historical mysticism. It primed the pump for me, got me really freaked out, so I bought me some gold. And that is why they call me "The Guy Who Made A Little Money On One Investment in 2008."