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Gold Reached Another All-Time High Just A Few Hours Ago

And what are you going to do about it?

5 min readAug 21, 2024

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A close up of various rounds and bars of 9999 fine gold from the Scottsdale Mint.
A close up of various rounds and bars of 9999 fine gold from the Scottsdale Mint. Photo by on

Like what my title just said, gold broke price ceilings to reach another historic high at USD 2,530 just a few hours ago before finally settling down to USD 2,512 per ounce.

If you haven’t been paying attention, those are mind-blowing figures because while gold has always performed well, gold has been breaking the record at almost every month this year for 2024.

That means if you bought any gold from the beginning of the year in January at USD 2,045 per ounce, your investment has grown by 23 percent within that eight month period alone.

Luggage and jewelry

I had my birthday last month, and as a present, my husband bought me some lovely white aluminum luggage — I’m obsessed about white luggage and the challenge to keep it pristine while in transit, tee-hee — while I, on the other hand, gifted myself with a delicate gold ring adorned with tiny diamonds surrounding a demure ruby birth stone at 7 grams.

When I was at my regular gold dealer, the staff informed me that while many people had been interested in this piece, it fit no one, and so remained on display this long. The 22 karat ring is a tight size between 5 and…

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Lila Villa
Lila Villa

Written by Lila Villa

I'm an expat, writer, teacher, trader/investor. Also a married mother of one with a flurry of pets. I advocate for healthy ecosystems and organic living.

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