Buy Gold as an Investment

I’ve read in the Wall Street Journal that buying gold is a good investment. It’s no wonder because the price of gold has been steadily increasing over the years. It’s not only gold that’s being bought by people, it’s the same with other precious metals like silver. I would personally want to buy gold as an investment. From what I heard buying gold is already easy to do online. Like any other item, you can purchase gold or silver online but since these are precious commodities, you can have it arranged for it to be deposited in a bank of your choice for safekeeping.