Forget Stock Markets -- Here's What Investors Should Really Watch
You have to look beyond stocks to get a full picture of what's happening in the financial markets.
SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust), formerly StreetTRACKS Gold Trust, is an investment trust. The Trust holds gold, and from time to time, issues SPDR Gold Shares (Shares) in Baskets, in exchange for deposits of gold and distributes gold in connection with redemptions of Baskets. A Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares.
You have to look beyond stocks to get a full picture of what's happening in the financial markets.
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Many see gold as a safe haven in times of trouble, but you still have to be careful.
Can you count on these funds to get the job done in the long run?
Gold is up about 20% over the past year, and these gold stocks have done better than that. Do they have further to rise?
Consumer staple stocks, Chinese stocks, and gold prices could all rally this year.