Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 9:12 am ET, was $3,022.99 per ounce. That’s up 0.56% from yesterday’s gold price of $3,006.19.

As those three factors (among others) have emerged this year, investors have added gold to their portfolios, taking advantage of its long-held status as a safe-haven asset. As demand has increased ...