As I said below, it would be more of an insurance policy than an investment, but I'm still willing to believe it's a bad idea for that reason as well. I don't plan on buying enough gold that it becomes a logistical challenge to store though...basically just as a buffer if things go south. Something disturbs me, especially as a hacker, knowing that the physical manifestation of a good chunk of my life's work is just bits on a bank's computer.
