In November, I wrote that gold was the only precious metal that should hold a position in one’s portfolio. Its history, dating back to the 1970s, of protecting value during market downturns and generating alpha has made this case clear. TheThe Barnacle is a quantitative analyst and has been in and out of the investing business since 2003. He is a former member of Marketocracy's M100 Club. He has a degree in mathematics and believes that mathematics is the root of all success. If the numbers tell one to do s ...