investing in gold

Bad. Gold is a weak investment for growth.

you'll be the smartest man in the room when SHTF and we're all being wiped off the face fo the earth by the illuminati and their secret army. When that happens, you will be able to grade your gold bars for essentials and you will look like a genius. Meanwhile guys like me with stocks and tinfoil hats will be swept under the rug and we will be crying,starving, and killing each other over tomato plants like the movie waterworld

Meanwhile those who own gold will be in private jets, vacationing like the elite.

If you can't sense my sarcasm, Im here to tell you that if and when SHTF, I, along with other people with guns will take your gold which will ultimately be worthless in an end of times scenario. Gold is up about $500 over the last 33 years, so aside from the gold bugs who tell you how gold is the greatest investment ever, run away. There are no dividends, and literally any dividend paying bluechip over the last 33 year timeframe has beaten gold soundly in terms of total return with dividends reinvested.

I like to long and short gold depending on conditions. Look into NUGT when gold is in recovery and DUST when gold appears overbought. But long-term buy and hold, I wouldn't recommend.

Dude, I am kind of a goldbug guy, and I think that is a bad idea. You diversify with gold and hold for some level less than armageddon, say a Weimar or Argentina situation. But if TSHTF, you're better off with bullets and beans. I have found that goldmoney is very trustworthy. I have never heard one bad thing about Apmex other than being out of coin in the last year or so. I know nothing about ETFs or gold IRAs. Good luck!

solid yield? gold miners cut dividends when prices drop, there is no solid yield in gold miners. If the price goes low enough, the companies can go bankrupt.

the only reason to have gold is if the dollar gets too weak and you need cash, the gold can spend in any county in the world. its wise to have at least 100k in gold. but i wouldn't go buy it. I would mine it myself and save it all. you come out way cheaper and its not so hard to do as im a avid prospector.

with a good plan and decent equipment you could get a half ounce of gold to a ounce of gold a day and have minimal expenses.