<prompt> Human: Recently there was a image on the front page about not buying gold. But I thought buying gold was a good investment to maintain purchasing power, no? Especially in an economy that will see a high rate of inflation as the US will in the coming decade?Is it a good investment or isnt it?  <response>: In my opinion due to the high gold price it is only suitable as a short term speculative investment at the moment. It is probably safer to invest only an amount of money that doesnt hurt you if you lose it. 