Gold is beating nearly every investment this year
March 21, 2014 at 05:00 AM EDT
After a 28% plunge in 2013, most analysts weren’t expecting much from gold this year, with many big banks still forecasting average 2014 prices below $1,300 an ounce. But precious metal has already managed to outperform U.S. equities, bonds, emerging markets, and the dollar.