The Chinese government is telling people gold and silver are good investments that will safeguard their wealth. After last year’s meltdown in the stock market, people believe it. After all, Chinese citizens don’t receive government retirement money… and they don’t have company pension plans like people in many other countries do.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported that nonfarm payrolls fell by a whopping 533,000 jobs in November, and the official government-approved unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to 6.7%.

Gold prices closed up $70 yesterday – the biggest one-day spike since 1980. This marked a sharp reversal from a two-month correction that shaved over 25% off the price of the precious metal.

David Galland says profit taking by institutional investors has ‘trampled’ metal prices. But the deepening crisis on Wall Street, geopolitical tensions and a traditional September bounce could send gold soaring back towards $1,000 an ounce. David says this could “happen literally almost overnight.”

Here’s a no-brainer long-term investment strategy to stick to: buy and hold resources now.