Listen to The ETF Store Show every Tuesday at 9am on ESPN 1510 as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.
On our most recent radio broadcast, we talked gold with Juan Carlos Artigas, Global Head of Investment Research at The World Gold Council, discussing what’s currently driving gold demand and the investment case for holding gold in a portfolio. The World Gold Council is the global authority on gold and they work to provide investors with up-to-date information to help them better understand the gold market. In a wide-ranging interview, Juan Carlos touched on central bank purchases of gold, consumer gold demand in China and India, and the role gold can play as a diversifier in an investment portfolio.
We also discussed gold ETFs such as the iShares Gold Trust (ticker IAU) and the SPDR Gold Shares (ticker GLD) and explained why holding a physically backed gold ETF might be a better option for investors than actually holding physical gold bars or coins. Plus, in our weekly market update, we examined some of the longer-term market factors to consider as you determine your portfolio’s allocation – including how gold and other alternative assets fit into your asset allocation strategy. Finally, we delved into an interesting gold miner ETF (ticker GDX) in our ETF Spotlight segment and explained why gold mining shares may perform differently than physical gold. Listen to the full show here.
