In the long run however it very well may be better than holding onto cash since the dollar will be worth anything very soon. The economy is in such a state that the only thing they can fix it is total failure. Individuals have reset the way they buy and sell and save money. The United States government has not reset contrary to what you might’ve heard. If investing in gold is the answer we will soon find out. Spending your way out of the debt or out of unemployment is simply not going to work. Is it too late to invest in gold, I read an interesting article that discussed that very topic the other day.