The government does not like precious metals because the cant manipulate the value, and now they are losing the ability to manipulate dollars due to the global economy, hence the incoming nosedive of the us economy triggering massive inflation which will make metals prices skyrocket, if the value of the dollar gets cut in half it will take twice as much to buy one ounce of gold. Right now is a good time to buy in my opinion, i think holding is good right now if youve already positioned. I would buy palladium and platinum over gold though due to industrial demand.