Gold’s meteoric rise in 2025 has stunned global markets. The yellow metal has crossed $4,321 per ounce, soaring more than 64% this year and outperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin. This parabolic move — the sharpest since the 2008 financial crisis — has reignited debate among investors and strategists about gold’s role in portfolios. Advertisement

The recent rally has been breathtaking. Between October 2009 and January 2024, gold doubled from $1,000 to $2,000. It then took only 14 months to reach $3,000, and just 210 days to leap from $3,300 to $4,300 — a testament to the scale of current demand. Global uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and the ease of investing through gold ETFs have pulled in new investors. Wall Street strategists now argue that the old 60/40 portfolio model — 60

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