New record for gold at $4,967.03, new record for silver at $99.65, new record for platinum at $2,718.40

 -- CNBC

Gold surged 64% in 2025, silver 147%, dwarfing more traditional investments

... [Gold] Bullion surged 64% in 2025, its biggest annual gain since 1979, driven by Fed rate cuts, geopolitical tensions, strong central bank buying, and rising ETF holdings. ...

Spot silver advanced 4.6% to $74.52 per ounce, after hitting an all-time high of $83.62 on Monday, while platinum jumped 4.7% at $2,150.46 per ounce, after rising to an all-time high of $2,478.50 on Monday.

Both metals recorded their best year ever, with silver leading by posting 147% annual gains, driven by its designation as a critical U.S. mineral, supply shortages and low inventories amid rising industrial and investment demand. ...

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Meanwhile in more traditional investments in 2025:

VMMSX +35.66% emerging markets fund

VTIAX +32.18% total international stock index fund

VGENX +20.62 energy fund 

VFIAX +17.83 Vanguard 500 index fund

VGHCX +17.31 healthcare fund

VTSAX +17.12% total stock market index fund

VFICX +9.53% intermediate term investment grade bond fund

VWESX +7.18% long term investment grade bond fund

VBTLX +7.15% total bond index fund admiral

VBMFX +7.03% total bond index fund investor

VFSTX +6.73% short term investment grade bond fund

VMRXX +4.23% money market fund

VGSLX +3.19 real estate fund.

Gold and silver retreat from new record high prices at $4,549.71 and $83.62

 ... Spot gold declined 1.4% at $4,470.56 per ounce, after hitting a record high ‌of $4,549.71 ‌on Friday. ...

Spot silver shed 4.8% at $75.32 per ounce, retreating from an all-time high of $83.62 hit earlier in the session. ...

Spot platinum fell 6% to $2,305.15 per ounce, after rising ⁠to an all-time high of $2,478.50 earlier in the day, while palladium plunged 13.2% to $1,669.11 per ounce. ... 

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A Christmas of silver and gold

 

... Spot gold was down 0.4% at $4,468.96 per ounce, after marking a record high ‌of $4,525.18 ‌earlier in the session. ...

Silver prices have surged 147% year-to-date on strong fundamentals, outpacing bullion’s gain of over 70% ‍during the same period. ...

Silver hit an all-time high of $72.70 but was last down 0.8% ‍at $70.86 an ounce. ...

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