It should not come as a surprise if you’re invested in or have been following gold and silver over the past few years, that the price of gold is currently on a tear. While it has steadily risen since 2020, only taking a brief downturn in early 2020 and then again in late 2022, it hasn’t looked back since and is closing in on breaking $3000 US an ounce. It’s up over $800 US an ounce from this time last year. Of course, its upward trend recently is due to many factors. The war between Russia and Ukraine, which started in February 2022, and the attack on Israel by Hamas…