And then there is the Federal Reserve forward guidance. Gold surged to record highs above $4,300 per ounce after the Fed's final 2025 rate cut in December. Goldman Sachs now forecasts gold at$4,900 per ounce by the end of 2026, citing persistent central bank demand and macroeconomic uncertainty. A Lower-Cost Alternative Worth Considering Precious metals are normally sleepy, low return investments. Usually the case for owning them is some version of an inflation hedge or building out additional portfolio al ...