Yes, gold can potentially lose its value. But, experts predict that it will take an act of God to cause gold to lose its value in the near future. That being said, if you've been reading about people predicting the end of the world, then you may want to do something else with your money because a prediction like that will never come true (or at least not any time soon). And don't forget inflation: even though gold has held its value for centuries now, it won't always be this way. As technology and manufacturing costs drop, inflation will catch up with us eventually. However for now there are many other reasons why gold is such a great investment besides this one glaring downside...