But that's not at all what fuels the commodity market! People "invest" in precious metals so they can convert them into something else? Anyway, I'm done with t

But that's not at all what fuels the commodity market! People "invest" in precious metals so they can convert them into something else? Anyway, I'm done with this discussion. Feel free to have the last word. It's clear to me that you've made-up your own definition of 'investment' and cannot see past that. Totally your right. But for the rest of us, here's what investment means: investment noun : the outlay of money usually for income or profit : capital outlay; also : the sum invested or the property purchased