Why you should hang on to your gold

Gold investment in 2007 is starting to look a little crowded, says Adrian Ash. But don't let that put you off. Find out why gold is still a safe bet - plus one opportunity in physical gold that's the 'buy of the century'.

Don't say it too loudly, but gold investmentin 2007 is starting to look like a crowded trade. In the last fortnight, both The Times and The Daily Telegraph have run bullish reports on the metal. The FT notes that institutions have a "growing love affair with gold". Deutsche Bank, the world's largest securities firm, expects gold to rise as the US dollar falls further this year. But "now that everyone expects [gold] funds to continue powering ahead, expect a downturn", warns one fund manager. There's too much "hot money" in the metal, says another. Could they be right? Take a look at the year ahead and you'll find it isn't likely: there are very good reasons to buy and hold gold investments in 2007.

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Adrian has written all things gold related from if it’s worth buying, what the real price of gold should be and what’s the point of gold for MoneyWeek. He has also written for other leading money titles on his gold expertise including Business Insider, Forbes, City A.M, Yahoo Finance and What Investment Magazine. Now Adrian is head of the research desk at BullionVault, a physical market for gold and silver for private investors online.