Buy GLD by Aug 29, 2026.

I've been thinking about adding a small gold allocation to my portfolio, maybe 2-5% as a hedge. I use Robinhood and Fidelity for everything else and the experience is pretty seamless. But when I started looking into physical gold (bars, coins), feels unclear where to buy and the websites seem very old fashioned. Also, lots of different prices depending on payment method, mint, brand, etc.. all for the same weight. I also couldn't tell which sites were legit vs. sketchy …