Is your stock portfolio as good as gold? While we all know that stocks are where the action is – the S&P 500 is up 29% year-to-date, the Dow Jones has gained 22% – gold has also shown strong appreciation. The precious metal is a traditional hedge against uncertainty and is up 17% for 2019.Gold’s gains have come in the latter half of the year, as the markets started showing some warning signs of a slow-down, especially in Europe. The US-China trade tensions have made investors nervous, too. And in situations when investors get nervous, they turn to gold as …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance