41.   Some investors buy gold as protection against uncertainty in financial markets.

42.   Some investors buy gold to guard against inflation, which erodes the value of fixed-income assets such as government bonds.

43.   Some investors buy gold to guard against rising inflation, which erodes the value of assets such as government bonds.

44.   Some investors buy gold to protect against declines in other assets.

45.   Some investors buy gold when inflation threatens fixed-income assets like bonds.

46.   Some investors buy gold when inflation threatens the value of fixed-income assets, such as government bonds.

47.   Some investors buy gold when inflation threatens the value of other assets.

48.   Some investors buy gold as a hedge against accelerating inflation.

49.   Some investors buy gold as a shelter from rising prices, which erode the value of fixed-income assets such as bonds.

50.   Some investors buy gold to guard against inflation.