Should I Buy Gold?

In this edition of The Motley Fool’s “Ask a Fool” series, Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Brendan Mathews take a question from a reader who asks, “Does it make sense to hold a significant portion of one’s assets in precious metals?”

Brendan admits that a small investment in precious metals might deliver some diversification to your portfolio, but he doesn’t think precious metals are worthy of a “significant portion” on assets, at least for the majority of investors.