Why Adding Gold to 2023 Investment Portfolio Could Be a Wise Move
The past couple of years have been a rollercoaster for gold. Inflationary pressures should have caused gold prices to surge, but consistent interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve kept investor attention on other interest-paying assets. And then, in mid-2022, a record gold purchase run by central banks around the world caused gold prices to spike and hit record highs. As central banks reigned in their gold purchases, demand for the precious metal reduced significantly and prices dropped to a five-month low in mid-August. Despite its relatively volatile performance in recent years, adding gold to your investment portfolio in…