The S&P 500 closed up 0.46% yesterday to hit a new record of 6,909.79. The index is now up 17.48% for the year. With only the quiet Christmas week left before the end of 2025, it’s likely that investors will mark this down in their spreadsheets as a very good year.Unless, of course, they have a friend who bought gold at the beginning of 2025. The price of gold is up an astonishing 71% year to date, and is currently hovering around $4,514 per troy ounce. That friend is now laughing at you, foolish stock inv ...