Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru

Yeah. I agree that gold is a good addition to balanced holdings; I just didn't see how it applied to the OP's needs. Gold is good as an inverse performer to stocks, just like bonds.

I would only hold a lot of cash during a bear cycle. Like now.

Thanks for the link. I'd love to have some actual gold stashed away. Seriously. But all I have now is debt.