Ignore gold investment myths - and look to the Fed

There are certain reasons the pundits often give for gold price rises: oil, inflation, the commodities bull market. But are any of these true? Adrian Ash uncovers one theory based in fact rather than fiction.

Gold's bull market continues, the noisy setbacks of 'hot money' aside.

And as the price keeps on rising, so more and more private investors looking to put their money to work after 6 years watching gold outperform stocks and bonds are joining the search for information and advice on the metal.

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Adrian has written all things gold related from if it’s worth buying, what the real price of gold should be and what’s the point of gold for MoneyWeek. He has also written for other leading money titles on his gold expertise including Business Insider, Forbes, City A.M, Yahoo Finance and What Investment Magazine. Now Adrian is head of the research desk at BullionVault, a physical market for gold and silver for private investors online.