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Stacey Vanek Smith

EXPLAINED: The new global gold rush - The Real Truth

Gold has long been considered a pretty old school investment: not very profitable and mostly for the maverick investor. But recently, investors all over the world have taken a new shine to gold. (Paul Katz/Getty Images)

2022 was a rough year for investors: Between inflation, falling stock prices, and the crypto crash, it was hard to find a safe haven.

All of that economic turmoil had a lot of investors looking at one of the most ancient places to store wealth: gold.

For decades, investing in gold has been seen as a very old school investment, for the maverick, perhaps slightly anti-establishment investor.

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