People that don't have a lot of money would be better off investing in Bitcoin and alt coins at this point. Gold is very expensive to own. There is a very large markup to acquire gold, and even worse when you try to trade it for cash. The price of gold has to move significantly (15% or more) before it can show any sort of profit. I own a few ounces of gold coins and just hold simply because the price to sell is too expensive.... and it has gone up maybe $100/oz since my purchases.