investmentspaying a dividend is a waste of exploration capital. buying into projects that only have 10k to 30k ounces is even a bigger waste of capital unless there is serious exploration protential, we already have lots of that.
As I have already stressed, buying gold is a safe place for dollars until they need it for exploration. Leaving it in anything paper related - cash - funds - bonds etc is a sure way to lose a lot of it. Buy gold COMEX and take delivery. Sell portions as the cash is needed.