Recently, Gold hit three consecutive highs. This has been based on a general hedge against the US Dollar. Some analysts believe that Gold will continue to rise while others believe that it was fall because the Dollar was oversold last week. Again, when it comes to Gold investing from an individual’s perspective the long term question is the most important. Most of the speculation regarding Gold in the media is focused on the short term movements. That’s a game you should be wary off.

I don’t believe in short term speculation when it comes to gold. For an individual, you should focus on using Gold as a means to protect the value of their savings in the long term. When inflation is considered Gold is still a long way off the crazy highs of the late 1970s into the early 1980s. The potential for further increases is there. However, remember that the 1970s prices where crazy. Look just take a balanced approach to the current move upwards in gold.

Be aware that in the future many central banks throughout the world will consider hiking interest rates to reduce the money supply and stop inflation. This will have an effect on gold. Keep the radar switched on.