Lynette Zang: Why owning physical gold matters more than ever

As gold trades well below its January peak but remains above US$4,000 an ounce, investors are once again debating whether the precious metal’s historic rally has run its course. Lynette Zang says that’s the wrong question. In this episode of Top of Mine, the veteran monetary analyst argues that the real issue isn’t the gold price—it’s ownership. She explains why holding physical metal, rather than paper claims, is central to preserving wealth in an increasingly uncertain financial system, while addressing the Federal Reserve, mounting debt, silver and the outlook for mining stocks.