kbwills/iStock via Getty Images I am a gold bug. My reasons for being one are numerous least of all where across time and geography gold has remained valuable (As a timeless store of value, a medium of exchange, a hedge against economic turmoil, and a transcendent cultural symbol). Comparisons of gold against emerging technologies such as Bitcoin as "digital gold" is a moot point (These simply haven't stood the test of time, have higher volatility, and are yet to prove themselves as a safe haven, but I  ...