Golden times ahead for the precious metal?- it depends on your perspective!

For many investors, gold remains the ultimate safe haven asset. There is nothing quite like a gold bar or gold coin which bestows the feelings of security and wealth. Yet whilst investors have had a torrid time over the last few years, speculative traders have enjoyed both sides of the market. The question now is whether the long term decline for gold is finally reaching a bottom, as the scales tilt once again, in favour of the longer term investor?