The price of gold traded at $2,611.72 per troy ounce, as of 9 a.m. ET. That’s down 0.91% from yesterday’s gold price per ounce and up 26.39% since the beginning of the year.

Here are three smart moves to consider while gold prices are on the decline:

Gold futures dropped Monday, with strength in the U.S. dollar contributing to the metal’s fall to its lowest price in more than four weeks following Donald Trump’s victory last week in the U.S. presidential election.

The impressive year-to-date rally in gold has seen a temporary dip following the recent US election results, according to a World Gold Council report.A mix of stronger bond yields, a rising US dollar,

For investors who thought gold's price surge would continue unabated, however, November has proven otherwise. The price of the precious metal has dropped this month from record hi