Call it the gold rush or the gold bug, but one of the world’s oldest investments is making a name for itself as a safe haven in the financial storm. Part of investor portfolios since the dawn of our modern financial time, the precious metal was never the most exciting weapon in a hotshot investor’s arsenal, but current macroeconomic conditions have created a buzz around this previously pedestrian commodity. While gold is touted as a necessary base in any portfolio, current market conditions have shone a much more speculative light on the portfolio staple. In September, famed market shaman and investor George Soros called gold “the only actual bull market.” Soros’ hedge fund, Soros Fund Management LLC, at the end of the second quarter was the third largest shareholder in SPDR Gold Trust, holding 5.24 million shares. On October 26 Soros’ share was worth $685.7 million and constituted 1.2
