Gold is a good bet in these uncertain times.

Byline: Gilian Rothmann

Gold is a good bet in these uncertain times IT HAS been almost a year since Lehman Brothers closed its doors. Since then, we have seen what some believe to be the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression. Some believe the worst is over and that some green shoots are starting to appear; others, like myself, believe that we are still in for a rough ride. It is human nature always to look for the best possible outcome, so we see investors piling into the stock market with just the slightest bit of good news from abroad, but what about what is happening in SA? We seem to be ignoring the risks that we find ourselves in.

Just last month it …