So far this year, investors in gold and silver have made out like bandits, especially when you compare the returns of the world’s two best-known precious metals with those of stocks. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bullion, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV), an ETF that tracks silver prices, were up 30% and 36%, respectively, through July 31. That compares to a measly 1.5% gain for SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 stock index, according to Yahoo. (All figures exclude...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 09, 2020 02:03 UTC