thanks for that kimbo
"you can trade gold but should be wary of investing in it "
I don't trade or invest in it but in my mind just sell up stuff at risk occasionaly and keep it in gold/money
and you need to have a handle of USD (and AUD) nominal values to do that I reckon
this guy is saying something similar (sort of like an energised cup and handle maybe!)
http://broadcast.ino.com/education/gold329/