Current economic concerns globally, and continued geopolitical issues have peaked an interest in gold. The violence and issues in the Middle East, Russia and the Ukraine, and a slowing economy in China, have given some investors jitters. Historically, gold has been an alternative when concerns like this arise. Global unrest is one factor that has advanced the price of gold over 9% YTD 2014 and up 3% for the 2nd quarter. On August 31, 2014 gold closed at $1,285 an ounce.
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