Mark C. Turner just released his latest publication titled, "11 Reasons Why Gold Needs to be Part of Your Retirement Strategy." Gold, silver and other precious metals are being valued as the only investment option that can withstand any upcoming financial collapse. Reality is that IRA's and other retirement plans and options are become inefficient. Buying gold, silver and other precious metals are becoming the only way to secure a firm retirement fund. In today's economy, diversifying your investments, especially in precious metals, are a must, if you want to secure funds for you and your family.

According to Turner's guide, investing in gold should be strongly considered, as other investments, such as IRA's and other saving plans are not returning a considerable amount of dividend, and some, unfortunately, are losing money.

People should consider looking for alternatives to invest their money, as the current world economy is not showing good improvement signals. Many billionaires have already made the move and invested, heavily, in gold and other precious metals. According to Bloomberg (2012), "gold traders extended their bullish streak as analysts from Bank of America Corp. to Deutsche Bank AG forecast record prices by next year after central banks pledged more action to bolster economic growth". Kamal Naqvi, head of commodities sales for Credit Suisse Group AG, said, "gold is one of the commodities that will benefit most from quantitative easing". Big nations like China and Korea are taking such moves and are considered one of the heaviest buyers of gold and other metals currently. Not only the governments are doing it, but also their people are taking those wise investment moves. Bloomberg News reports that bullion consumption in the world's second-largest economy will surge 29 percent to a record 1,000 metric tons in 2013, according to the median of 13 estimates from analysts, traders and gold producers in China surveyed by the same entity. Currently, China is in high demand for fine jewelry and other high value goods.

These days, the demand for gold is currently very high and now and then, we experience some shortages in certain physical metals. One important tip here, is to monitor and study very well, how the price of gold fluctuates, and shoot to invest when the price is either stable for a reasonable period of time or if it drops considerably.

Choose wisely and look at other options in order to secure a good retirement option. Now is the time to start looking at those options and taking action right away. The holding of gold, silver and other precious metals has always been seen in most of the cultures in the world. "Paper currency" was design as an easy to carry on and conduct daily transaction, but in times of crisis, it will not hold to its "value". Gold and other precious metals will always retain, or in certain occasions will increase its value.

For those of you that are still sitting back and contemplating if you should invest in gold or silver, you are missing the opportunity of a lifetime!