Against the backdrop of the escalating tariff wars, investments in gold have become even more attractive to investors.
The chart of the price of one ounce of gold ttps://https://lnkd.in/gm_fmWK has certainly been impressive for the last couple of years. And today analysts predict growth to 3,500 USD by the end of the year. It is difficult, of course, to predict whether such growth will continue in the coming years or whether the price of gold has reached a plateau or may even adjust a little.
But in any case, it seems that it would not be a mistake for private investors to keep, say, 5-10% of their investment portfolio in gold.
Physical gold in Tallinn, Estonia can be bought, for example, at the Money Express company business locations: https://lnkd.in/dujc9usS, and in Riga, Latvia you can buy it here: https://lnkd.in/dWuNnGTr

Physical gold, despite the fact that its owner does not depend on market participants, also has obvious inconveniences (storage risks and difficulty in moving gold across borders). Of course, there are many different options for purchasing "non-cash" gold in the form of an electronic record or tokens that are displayed on the investor's personal account.
For example, Tether Gold: https://lnkd.in/dH5xkYup (XAUT (Tether Gold) is a cryptocurrency that is tied to the gold standard. Subsequently, digital currencies backed by physical assets appeared. Of course, in the case of "non-cash" gold, the investor will bear the risks of the issuer.

Tether Gold (XAUT) is a crypto asset that complies with the ERC-20 protocol and the Ethereum blockchain. One XAUT is equal to a troy ounce (31.1 g AU) according to the Good Delivery bullion standard certificate. Description of Tether Gold: TG Commodities Ltd creates a digital asset that is rigidly tied to 1 troy ounce AU according to the Good Delivery standard (London). The developers claim that Tether is the first neutral sovereign monetary unit with a stable price.