Course 6610 lessons

Gold and commodities investing

Why investors hold gold and other raw materials alongside stocks and bonds, and the practical, peso-and-dollar ways to actually get exposure, from a bar in a vault to an ETF in a brokerage account.

Why investors hold gold

Gold has held value across centuries and civilizations in a way almost nothing else has, which is why investors still turn to it today as a store of value, something that preserves purchasing power over long stretches of time rather than growing it. Unlike a currency, no government can simply print more gold into existence, and that scarcity is a big part of its appeal.