Has Gold Lost Its Shine? – 2014
Since last reporting on gold in our second quarter 2013 Wescott Investment Commentary article, “Has Gold Lost Its Shine?”, the price of gold bullion rose to $1,419.50 on August 28, 2013 before falling to $1,204.50 by year-end. In 2013, gold was down 27.3%, its biggest decline since 1981 (during which it was down 32.6%). Investors in gold-backed exchange-traded…