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Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. Why gold? We bought and sold some to find out. Along the way, we look at the gold standard and learn a lot about (economic) bubbles. (This series originally ran in 2010-2011.)
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Planet Money: We Invested In Gold
Feb 11, 20250 min
Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. But why gold? To find out, we bought and sold some. Along the way, we look at the gold standard and learn a lot about bubbles, the economic kind. Check out these episodes to hear how our investment in gold went. Subscribe to Planet Money+ now to ge
