Gold is up 50% in the last twelve months. I’ve been watching this asset for many years, and a move like that doesn’t happen because everyone’s feeling cheerful. It happens because something…
UBS ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:GLDI) owns gold and sells call options against it monthly, passing the premium income to investors. The result is a trailing yield near 20% that…
Gold crossed a threshold last year that most investors had not penciled into their models: IAU returned nearly 49% over the trailing twelve months, outpacing virtually every traditional asset class. That run…
Gold returned 49% over the past year, and the investors who captured that move did it without touching a futures contract or a mining stock. That is the specific problem abrdn Gold…
Gold’s run over the past year has been one of those market moments that stops people in their tracks. The metal posted its highest annual return in 45 years in 2025, gaining…
Gold above $5,500 makes expense ratios matter more than ever. When the underlying asset has already delivered 47% gains over the past year, even a fraction of a percent in annual fees…
The debasement trade have produced quite a few winners. One of the most obvious is the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: GLD). In mid-March 2026, the fund crossed a massive $180…
Gold crossed $5,000 per ounce for the first time in history in January, but has since pulled back below that threshold and now trades below $4,600 per ounce. For investors who want…
Gold pays no income. That is the trade-off every investor accepts when they buy a traditional gold ETF. NEOS Gold High Income ETF (NYSEARCA:IAUI) was built specifically to solve that problem, layering…
The VIX fear gauge has climbed more than 54% over the past month, sitting in the elevated uncertainty zone at a reading that ranks in the 93rd percentile of the past year.…
When markets sell off hard and fear spikes, investors reach for metals. But Eddie Ghabour of Key Advisors Group has a specific opinion about which metal deserves that defensive role right now,…
Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC | KGC Price Prediction) has been one of the standout performers in the mining sector over the past year, with shares up 188% over the trailing twelve months. Year…
The traditional 60/40 portfolio still has plenty of defenders. Many advisors continue to recommend it as a simple, balanced approach for long-term investors. But 2022 exposed a major weakness in that strategy.…
Gold miners have had a remarkable run. VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) is up 18.2% year-to-date and 146.84% over the past year. That kind of run draws attention from bears who think…
Gold spent most of 2025 and early 2026 acting like the one asset that couldn’t be rattled. Then tariff escalation shook the foundation. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) slipped 2.43% over the…
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