The price of gold has surpassed yet another price record. Here's why you shouldn't wait any longer to get invested.

Gold prices hit record highs on Thursday as uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential elections and the war in the Middle East prompted investors to seek out the safe-haven asset, while easing monetary policy environment kept prices elevated.

Gold futures hit a fresh record as geopolitical tensions simmer and economic uncertainty mounts, and they look set to climb even higher.

Gold is at a new record high, but you can rest assured that once it hits its peak it will probably back off of it,” Jim Wyckoff, senior market analyst at Kitco Metals, told A