Originally Posted by greg80

It has nothing to do with Mayans and dooms day. Gold and silver are a store of wealth. Goverment is printing out money and making peoples savings worth less. Gold is a way to keep those savings in a hard asset. It is a hedge against inflation and covers you in a catastrophic event, such as war or complete devaluation of a currency.

There are plenty of reputabe dealers out there. Best is to go with standard good delivery bars or coins from reputable mints, such as US, Canadian, Austrian, Australian...