[zaidf]

(Nevertheless, investing in gold at the current price seems unwise, since its price is many times its "natural" price as commodity...)

You left out the most important and contentious part. It is not surprising because the author of the article itself made the single, most important point a fine print because it hurts their argument.

[arcticbull]

Oh, sorry, I didn't want my post to get long, however I also agree that investing in gold is unwise generally speaking. I don't believe in investing in unproductive assets period. Unintentional miss, and totally relevant, so thanks for adding that color.