There are multiple signs pointing toward the benefit of a gold investment right now. Getty Images For much of the last two years, Americans have been battling inflation's economic repercussions ...

The signs of change are here. One is that central banks in recent years have been pur­chasing gold at record levels. Buyers include China, India, Russia and a number of other nations such as Poland.

Gold prices have been hovering near historic highs, and margins for gold miners are at 50-year highs, but the miners are showing few signs of rushing to lock in the gains through hedging.