Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
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?
My parents like gold.They buy gold whenever they have the opportunity.

I hate wearing them. All I have is my college ring coz I'm proud of my alma mater.