Universally accepted, that was what my great grandmother said to us, when we were younger. The Chinese strongly believed in investing in gold bullion or anything gold. Asked any Asians.. and they will tell you, how they were given gifts of gold in form of jewelry since young. Gifts of gold are most welcome just about in any occasion.
I myself have never seen gold go down in prices drastically and that is enough to say how safe it is for investment purposes. And in times of turbulence, you can be sure that your investment is protected plus will continue to be a valuable source of income. For the serious investors, the exclusive Monex certified 10 ounce gold ingot made of .9999 pure gold is what you should take a look at.