Should I buy gold coins in this time of crisis, or should I sell my current gold holdings for an annuity or hedge fund investment? I was watching this episode of Dad's Army
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUi4zFdXXV0
and it strikes me that for all of my adult life, gold has had a lesser rate of return than annuities, stocks, or pretty much any other investment, and that the advice of the bank manager is pretty good, that gold should be exchanged for annuities. After all, I can always exchange my annuity for gold after I get back a profitable return.