Buying physical gold offers several benefits for investors, but are those benefits worth it at today's high prices?

One gold buyer who spent $30,000 on the precious metal this year called Costco's offerings a "gateway drug" into gold ...

The gold market is surging, briefly topping $3,500 an ounce on Tuesday. Costco sells millions of dollars worth of bars and coins for some of the lowest markups around. One buyer who's spent $ ...