Johannesburg — ALMOST no one thought the gold price would do what it has done in the past year or so. After a slow climb upwards from 2001, the gold price suddenly vaulted itself into the stratosphere in May last year, having risen over 30% this year alone.
Investors with the guts for gold need not have felt bad about missing the run -- almost everyone did. But the game is harder now. Is gold still going up and if so, how should an investor get in on the action -- or should gold be avoided?
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