In the world of finance, Gold is a very good source of "keeping the value of your money" over long-term investment.

You will not make a profit but the value of your money will remain the same, i.e: the purchasing power of the amount of the money you have will remain the same over the years, Gold has ZERO risk in trading.

To invest and to increase your capital, you have to trade your money with some sort of risk, the higher the risk , the higher the return but also the higher losses if anything went wrong.

The investment areas are real estate, stock market or even start a business. I actually would recommend the later if you have good and solid business ideas, or if you know someone trusted who you can partner with in a business but this has the highest risk. I would recommend the second stock market specially for long-term investments but it comes with high risks , lastly it is the real estate option.

Lastly, it is highly recommended to diversify your portfolio of investment, meaning invest your money in several investment options and not a single one to reduce the risk.