A good strategy for investors may be to hold a small position in the SPDR GoldShares ( GLD ) for inflation protection combined with a position in the gold miners for current income. The massive loss in gold over a couple of days led many traders to getmargin calls, when their portfolio values fall below set limits for borrowing capacity. Despite the recent weakness and rumors of Cyprus selling, demand from sovereign nations has been fairly stable as many countries try to diversify their assets away from the constantly depreciating dollar.