I was under the impression, at least for myself, to buy gold as a security for when the Monetary system collapses and I need to trade something for food/water/ammo. To base a standard, acuall, commodity (precious metals) against...well not such a stable standard isn't really comparing apples to apples. At least not in my book, the money isn't real anymore, it's like going into your monopoly box and spending it-no real value.



Most will probably disregard what I say about it, but to those who understand the bigger picture, I'm not stocking up for "retirement"