In the following video, Motley Fool analysts Morgan Housel and Matt Koppenheffer take a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "What is up with gold?"
Ask a Fool: What's Up with Gold?
By Morgan Housel and Matt Koppenheffer – Jun 27, 2013 at 5:55PM
NYSEMKT: GLD
SPDR Gold Trust
Market Cap
$0.0M
Today's Change
(0.40%) $1.51
Current Price
$378.79
Price as of October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
Gold took a very hard fall this year after a great run over the last decade. What's going on here?
About the Author
Morgan Housel is the best-selling author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever. A former economics and finance columnist for Fool.com and analyst for Motley Fool One, he currently serves as a partner at The Collaborative Fund and on the board of directors at Markel.