Gold is sound money. Always has been, probably always will be. In the sort of crisis now underway – a crisis that to no small extent is now focused on sovereign fiscal and monetary excesses – gold has a particularly important role in protecting wealth. If you don’t own it, start accumulating it, preferably on the inevitable dips. If you do own it, hold it and consider accumulating it up to somewhere between 20% and 30% of your portfolio, though the exact amount will depend on factors such as your cash flow needs, personal debt obligations, your age and work status, etc. – that we can have no way of knowing. One of the nuances in answering this question has to do with deciding what form of gold to own. While we like physical gold held in a safe place, you don’t want to go overboard because things can happen. For instance, robbery, or even a house fire that melts your wealth back into the dirt. In addition, at some point the gold bull market will end and when it does, the scramble to sell will likely overwhelm the coin dealers to the point where they literally take their phones off the hook. That creates the potential for big gaps down in the price between the time you decide to sell, and are actually able to sell. Mind you, I don’t see that being a concern any time soon – but it’s always worth keeping in the back of your mind. There are a number of other bullion alternatives – a big positive being that many are easy to buy, hold, and sell – including allocated and unallocated gold accounts, electronic gold, gold ETFs, and so forth. Some are better than others – and all are worth understanding before making investments. Join the Love Yourself Club to learn more www.loveyourselfclub.com