JOSEPH CAVATONI. THE U.S. MANAGING DIRECTOR of the World Gold Council, keeps a packed suitcase by his desk. While he has always traveled for work, lately his company's expertise has been in especially high demand. Since January, he has attended more than 25 conferences and traveled to meet with several institutional investors to explain why and how to invest in gold.With gold prices climbing by 18.5% over the past year-to $1,487 an ounce as of late October, outperforming the S&P 500's 9% gain-it's no surprise that everyone's talking about the yellow metal. Typically, gold climbs in times of global economic uncertainty, and most people would agree that things haven't felt especially stable for some time, thanks to the U.S.China trade war, England's Brexit mess, an impeachment inquiry, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
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