> What kind of event would cause a major "correction" that would drive the gold price down.
The value of gold has fallen a few times before. Mostly because people moved onto something else as an investment. When investing in industry is uncertain, like it has been when the solvency of countries are even in question, gold and other commodities is a good hedge. However, just like no one could perceive that house prices could collapse (since everyone needs somewhere to live and the population is growing), people struggle to understand that money put into gold now could be tempted to new investments tomorrow. Planetary Resources could also discover a golden asteroid.
The value of gold has fallen a few times before. Mostly because people moved onto something else as an investment. When investing in industry is uncertain, like it has been when the solvency of countries are even in question, gold and other commodities is a good hedge. However, just like no one could perceive that house prices could collapse (since everyone needs somewhere to live and the population is growing), people struggle to understand that money put into gold now could be tempted to new investments tomorrow. Planetary Resources could also discover a golden asteroid.