The trend is your friend. At least until it is not. To me, that means that I have to remain, or get long gold, the traditional hedge against inflation, physical gold or the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD). If Bitcoin is your thing, that may be generational. There is good reason for that, beyond just being old fashioned. While Bitcoin probably has the potential to "out-return" gold in US dollar terms, it also has the potential for far greater volatility than does gold. A younger person mi...

Gold's record-breaking rally and the continued march higher for silver and copper are fueling the rally in mining stocks and Canadian equity indices.
Precious metals extended their rally after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, fueling uncertainty over the succession of power in the country. Investors are also piling on metals amid speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may start cu...