First published by Money Metals here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2017/03/15/protect-yourself-with-gold-silver-001028

Gold is a Blue-Ringed Financial Octopus: Gold carries no debt. Gold does not "earn interest." It does not issue an IPO. It's not leveraged to anything else. Ignore its potential, and your other investments may be dealt a death blow during the financial storms now building.