Gold is on fire.
It just struck its fiftieth record high of 2025 and is wrapping up its best year since 1979.
One year ago, gold was sitting at $2,644/ounce.
It’s at $4,520/oz as I (Chris Reilly) type. Take a look:
It’s been easy to miss gold’s climb. Especially with the media obsessing over the “artificial intelligence bubble,” crypto, and the latest Fed decision.
But now it’s taking center stage—and for good reason.
Interest rates are falling. Government debt is exploding. And central banks across the globe are stocking up on gold like never before.
That’s why, today, I want to show you why everyone should own a little gold, and the most convenient way to do it—even if you’ve never bought an ounce of gold before.
We (RiskHedge) are a disruption research firm. Most disruptions are technological in nature—so most of our published work focuses on technology investments.
But our job isn’t just to alert you to opportunities.
We also alert you to risks—and show you how to protect yourself and hedge against them. Hence our firm’s name.
Gold is one of the oldest investments on Earth. It serves many roles in a portfolio: timeless money, store of value, risk reducer, valuable asset that you can keep under your own personal control.
Unlike stocks, gold doesn’t require the economy to keep humming to rise in value.
Unlike government bonds, gold doesn’t require politicians to act long-term prudent to hold its value.
And unlike the US dollar—which has lost 25% of its value since 2020—gold has always appreciated over the long term.
In other words, gold’s value is independent. It doesn’t require anyone keeping promises. It’s the only asset like this, with the possible exception of bitcoin (BTC).
“It just sits there,” as super investor Warren Buffett has observed. Gold does not pay dividends or enjoy compound growth. It won’t be disrupting anyone.
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But it’s also unlikely to ever be disrupted—a claim no company can make.
RiskHedge Chief Analyst Stephen McBride advises:
Buy some gold, forget about it, and get on with your life. Hope you never need it and then pass it on to your kids.
RiskHedge publisher Dan Steinhart adds:
You don’t have to become a gold bug or cheer for the implosion of the financial system. You can own gold just in case. Chances are you’ll never need it. But if you do, you’ll be happy you have it.
Besides, there’s not much opportunity cost to owning gold as part of a larger portfolio. An allocation of 5%–10% in gold smoothes out your portfolio returns.
No one can predict the future, but it never hurts to be prepared.
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Chris Reilly
Executive Editor, RiskHedge