This article is by staff writer Robert Brokamp.
[Editor’s note: This is Part I of a two-part series on whether it makes sense to include gold in your portfolio.]
Humans have valued gold for several millennia, and that will likely continue. It is understandable, then, that a human such as yourself might consider trading some green for gold. I say, “Don’t bother,” and here’s why….
1. Gold isn’t a consistently good investment