Investing in gold 'can protect people from market forces'

Making an investment in gold can help to protect people from market forces, the Ombudsman for Financial Service Providers (Fais) has advised.
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The recommendation was given in the hope of protecting consumers against "being exploited by market forces motivated by nothing more than greed and irresponsibility", Times Live reports.
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Gold has been suggested as a worthwhile option for investors to protect their wealth - the Fais stated that the precious metal has proven over the years to be one of the most stable investment products on the market with an established growth record.
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"For large sums of money, investing in gold has great growth potential and almost no risk," it commented.
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Howard Ruff, writing for the Ruff Times, recently advised that investing in the yellow metal can prove to be the "perfect" hedge against inflation.
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Mr Ruff recommended that investors might be wise to put their money into physical gold, such as bullion and coins, which are seen as a "solid" asset