C.C. Chicago

Holding precious metals like gold in a portfolio can provide distinct benefits in the form of speculative gains, investment gains or wealth preservation. Gold has been sought after for its unique blend of near indestructibility, beauty, rarity and because of its status as a means of exchange and universal currency par excellence for centuries. Throughout history, perhaps no other asset in the world has had the universal appeal of gold and this appeal has increased in recent times due to the very significant monetary and systemic risk facing our modern global financial system and economy.

Empires and nations have sought to possess gold as a medium of international exchange, as a store of wealth and in order to increase and preserve power. Individuals have used gold as a store of wealth and as insurance against the fluctuations and depreciation of paper money and to protect against other geopolitical risks.

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