Gold Was Red Hot in the First Half of 2024; Here Are 3 Gold Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Run

Forget bulking up on gold bullion, these gold stocks provide more glittering opportunities.After rising 14.6% in 2023, gold prices continued to soar through the first half of 2024 as gold bugs drove the price of the yellow metal up another 12.2%. And some don't believe that the price will be ebbing anytime soon. J.P. Morgan, for example, forecasts the price of gold will average $2,500 per ounce in the fourth quarter of 2024.But that's not to say you should start bulking up on bullion. Instead, investors sho ...