The author of this article is insincere, at best, and a fraud, at worst.
He accurately speaks of Shiller's views on housing, and then uses that to launch into a tirade about how gold, silver and oil should be 'hung on to,' in the (according to Shiller himself) 'unlikely' event we have another depression.
I have news for him: If we have another depression, oil demand will drop precipitously, and silver will be good for what???
Also, what will gold be worth?
Silver and gold are not the be all and end all 'must have' items if we have another 'Great Depression.' Oil will fall in value dramatically, as it will follow demand.
Means of production of things of real worth will be worth something, such as fertile land, but everyone will be in relatively bad shape.
This guy is very deceptive to misuse Shiller's words to pump the goldbug case.