Most traditional investments are invested in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. However, many consider the fourth asset class to be precious metals. This gives you another avenue for balancing your portfolio.
An investment(gold) designed to protect the investor against inflation risk. Historically gold has been the hedge of choice to safeguard the profit margin in a troubled economy.
Wealth accumulation enables you to work effectively towards your financial goals so over a period of time an investor will increase their holdings for gaining wealth.
Precious Metals provide a safety net against unforeseen economic uncertainties or other unforeseen calamities which affect the performance of your financial portfolio.
As you can see, the value of the dollar has done nothing but go down in the last 100 years. The best way to protect your money is gold, the ultimate safeguard to preserve your purchasing power.