Throughout history, people have been attracted to gold. It is considered one of the most precious metals. In ancient times it was primarily used as jewelry or for fabricating religious items. Often gold was the only money so there was no such thing as "Investing in Gold"  since holding gold coins was simply considered "saving". Today however, since our money is not based on anything but "the good faith and credit" of the government, investing in gold is not only possible but also advisable. But for all its history, there isn't really that much gold around. If you collected all the gold ever mined, from every corner of the Earth and put it into a single pile it would only fill a 5-story … [Read more...]