I've been taking a lot of interest in economics and investing since I started my last thread looking at the best ways to invest money. I haven't actually done any investing beyond sticking a few pounds in savings accounts, but one thing I have become curious about is buying gold. So, I was just wondering how common it is for people to buy gold? Who on here is a storer of ingots and how do you go about purchasing them?
I've read that they are kept in secure vaults in places like Zurich. It all looks very interesting, but a bit strange to a non-expert such as myself. Gold might be a relatively safe place to stay when the world collapses in the next year or so. It's been doing very well for a good while now, so it's probably getting a bit late to make maximum returns on it, but it looks stable enough and it must be pretty cool to have some chunks of shiny gold.
Any thoughts?
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