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Here's your money briefing for Friday, April 4th. I'm Jacob Passy for the Wall Street Journal.

There's a new generation of investors flocking to gold lately. It's a reaction to the market volatility that has emerged during President Trump's second term. People are looking for safe havens for their assets amid stock market downturns like the one we

saw on Thursday in response to Trump's tariff announcement.

We saw that investors are pouring a lot of money into these funds.

They poured a net 11.4 billion into fiscal gold ETFTF since the start of February, according to Morningstar.

And these funds are on pace to net the most monthly inflows in March since July 2020 during the height of the pandemic.

That's WSJ reporter Oyen Adidoyen.

We'll talk to her and WSJ reporter Owen Tucker Smith about investors' renewed interest in gold after the break.

President Trump's policies have rattled stock markets in recent weeks.

That has prompted a new generation of investors to consider gold as an alternative.

And longtime gold enthusiasts are reaping the benefits.

Wall Street Journal reporters Oyen Addoyen and Owen Tucker Smith join me. So, Oyan,

what types of people are investing in gold nowadays? Well, have you ever heard of a gold bug?

Yes. Well, you know, I learned what that was for the first time reporting this story because a lot more people are gold bugs today. So the Merriam-Webster Dictionary actually describes a gold

as a person who invests in or hoards gold. And we're seeing a lot more people fit that category

lately. We're seeing everyone from first-time buyers seeking a stable investment amid Trump's

policies, but we're also seeing long-time gold devotees increasing their

holdings as well. And Owen, what's attracting people to invest in gold these days as opposed to

in the past? Well, a lot of investors that we spoke to are nervous about how President Trump's

policies are impacting the stock market. And they see gold as a more stable

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