It is a wonderful time to be a gold bug. Not way back, outing your self as one was a great way of getting individuals to again away from you at an funding convention. The favored picture was of somebody in possession of their very own electrical energy generator, stacks of water-purification tablets and a number of other years’ provide of tinned meals. Now it simply includes a shrewd investor. Because the begin of 2023 the shiniest asset’s worth has soared by practically 60% in {dollars}. That’s greater than any of the world’s main share indices—together with, after a turbulent couple of weeks, America’s S&P 500.