Friends With Money #103: The gold standard

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Gold has enjoyed a recent resurgence on the back of high inflation, so should it have a home in your portfolio?

On this week's episode of the Friends With Money podcast, Money journalist Tom Watson is joined by market analyst at Bell Direct, Grady Wulff, to talk all things gold.

  • What draws people to gold as an investment?
  • How has the price of gold fared recently?
  • How can investors buy into gold?
  • Is holding physical gold an option?
  • What are the downsides to investing in gold?

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Tom Watson is a senior journalist at Money magazine, and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. He's previously worked as a journalist covering everything from property and consumer banking to financial technology. Tom has a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney. Connect with Tom Watson on LinkedIn.

Grady Wulff is a Market Analyst at Bell Direct. Prior to joining Bell Direct, she was a presenter at Grafa Finance. Grady previously held roles at Channel 7, Fox Sports News, GWN7 News, AFL and AFLW. She has a Graduate Diploma in Broadcasting from Edith Cowan University, and a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing and Advertising at the Curtin University of Technology.