When a currency drops, the nominal price of hard assets in that currency generally rises.

FORBES: Gold's Allure Tied to Interest Rates

By pegging nominal interest rates at artificially low levels, the Fed is penalizing millions of people who have their assets in saving accounts or money market funds and are getting near zero nominal returns.

FORBES: The Federal Reserve's Crony Capitalism

It steals from taxpayers through higher nominal taxes while depreciating the value of their financial assets.

FORBES: Ben Bernanke's Secret Inflation Plan