1. Gold is a solid physical investment like buying a house - it won’t disappear overnight like a company could go bankrupt on the stock market.

2.  Gold will always be desired, always wanted, always needed. Sure prices my fluctuate but in the end Gold is Gold and you should always have some in your portfolio of investments because long term Gold will come out on top.

3. You can directly manipulate your gold stock, buying and selling it just like shares instantly using companies like BullionVault.com - you don’t need to physically have the Gold under your matress!