Gold is outperforming tech stocks this year, and investors should keep buying, BofA says

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• Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett advises buying gold amid record-high prices.
• Hartnett said potential Fed rate cuts could stoke fresh inflation, which would be bullish for gold.
• Gold's year-to-date rally of about 20% is outperforming US tech stocks.

Investors should buy gold even as the metal hovers around record-high prices, according to Bank of America investment strategist Michael Hartnett.

In a note on Thursday...