A diversified portfolio is the key to enduring financial success. While you want at least a portion of your assets in high-interest, high-risk investments, a significant portion of your savings should be devoted to slowly and steadily building your wealth. Instead of putting your cash into low-yield CDs or savings accounts, Hawaiian Islands Stamp & Coin in Honolulu recommends adding gold to your investments.

Here are just a few reasons you should buy gold as part of your investment strategy:

• A History Of Value: While many other assets are tied to the value of the dollar or the performance of the economy as a whole, gold has a history of holding onto its value. In fact, in times of economic distress when the value of the dollar drops, gold may actually increase in value as demand for a stable way to store wealth rises. However, many investors buy gold because its value is not correlated strongly with the market at all.
• Protection Against Inflation: Some low-interest savings accounts may actually grow slower than the rate of inflation, which causes the value of those investments to shrink over time. For centuries, gold has been considered a valuable hedge against inflation, because its value generally increases as the economy grows.
• Limited Supply: While world gold production has been increasing slowly, the world's mines can only produce so much in a given year, and the quantity available in vaults is also limited. This limited supply ensures that there will always be a minimum value, and that the market will not suddenly be flooded.