Quote Originally Posted by Dave_L View Post
I think you're missing the point. MOST people aren't buying it in hopes of turning a profit. It's an insurance policy against the dollar going to crap. You don't buy a home insurance policy as an investment. You buy it in case your house is totaled. It gives you money to start fresh. It's the same idea behind PM's. Dollar goes to $0, you can have valuable metals saved up to buy goods when things bounce back. Not just valueless paper bills. PM's will always have SOME kind of value in a market. Dollar bills may not.

"When there's blood in the streets, buy real estate"
This makes much more sense. I was looking at it totally as an investment.