Why Should I Buy | Gold

"No," Samuel smiled. "It's about the tomorrow."

Elias picked it up. It was surprisingly heavy for its size. "It’s just metal, though."

He leaned in. "Most things you 'own' are just someone else's promise to pay you. A stock is a promise from a company. A dollar is a promise from a government. But gold? Gold doesn't rely on a signature or a CEO. It is its own value. It’s the only thing that has never gone to zero in five thousand years."

"You look like you're trying to solve the ocean with a teaspoon," Samuel said.

"Everything feels fragile," Elias admitted. "The markets are up, then down. The dollar buys less every week. I want to protect what I’ve earned, but where? Tech stocks? Crypto?"

"It’s metal," Samuel corrected. "When the power goes out, or the bank's servers go down, or a government decides to print ten trillion more of its own currency, this stays exactly what it is. Gold isn't an investment to get rich quick; it’s the ultimate insurance policy ."