The more volatile the world gets, the better gold tends to do. That old investing maxim is especially compelling as trade tensions upend the global economy. For investors wanting to batten down the hatches of their portfolio, gold looks like a lighthouse amid market chaos.
After setting records in 2024 and 2025, gold surged past $3,200 an ounce on April 11, a new all-time high. Banks are forecasting it may climb even higher in the months ahead. Jarrad Brown, a senior financial planner at Global Financial Consultants based out of Singapore, said that having between 3% to 10% of your portfolio invested in gold provides a meaningful hedge to declines in risky assets.