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Do not believe the exaggeration. That’s the message from Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, director of private wealth management investments at Goldman Sachs, who thinks gold is too expensive and doesn’t have a clear role in the portfolios of his private clients. Our view is that gold is only appropriate if you have …
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