I just don't see any point buying the precious metal at this time: there's minimal inflation and the world is not going to blow up anytime soon, plus you have so much money funneled into stocks. If I'm wrong, then so are investment gurus John Paulson and George Soros, who are running for the exits and divesting a major portion of their gold holdings. The organization attributed the decline to investors selling bullion funds and lower buying by the world central bankers.