In case anyone is curious about my thoughts, I think ALL investors should have a portion of their money into gold and/or silver. Althiugh do not leap in now after a huge recent run-up in price.
These precious metals are "real" money unlike the paper variety printed by the Fed every day in the form of dollars to keep the Wall Street party going.
The value of a US dollar since 2001 has fallen by about 42%. Any wonder then that gasoline and other everyday essentials have gone up so much in dollar terms?