Time to buy gold

I've resisted buying gold. I'm kicking myself for it too. When gold was roughly $600, a Russian told me it was time to buy. Wish I had listened.

Today we have a growing federal deficit, today's unemployment numbers the highest in six months, a national trade deficit, a war in Afghanistan that has ruined both Persia and the USSR and doing the same to the USA. We're now fighting - actually have combat troops - in Pakistan, plus still in Iraq.

It does look like gold is going even higher.

Would love comments from the metal experts. I've heard platinum would be a better investment than gold and charts agree. Your opinion in comments, please.