--- title: Gold Investors Will Get Back in the Game When This Happens description: Charlotte McLeod of the Investing News Network interviews Rich Checkan about why Q2 demand for gold dropped and what we can expect going forward. image: https://blog.assetstrategies.com/hubfs/INN_Interview_Thumbnail.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/gold-investors-will-get-back-in-the-game#main-content) [Contact us](mailto:infoasi@assetstrategies.com) [![](https://blog.assetstrategies.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ASI_Logo_NoTag_RGB.png?width=126&height=50&name=ASI_Logo_NoTag_RGB.png)](https://www.assetstrategies.com) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](mailto:infoasi@assetstrategies.com) Aug 17, 2023 8:15:00 AM # Gold Investors Will Get Back in the Game When This Happens ![Picture of Rich Checkan](https://blog.assetstrategies.com/hs-fs/hubfs/richcheckan_headshot.png?width=50&name=richcheckan_headshot.png) [Rich Checkan](https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/author/rich-checkan) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/gold-investors-will-get-back-in-the-game) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/gold-investors-will-get-back-in-the-game) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/gold-investors-will-get-back-in-the-game) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/gold-investors-will-get-back-in-the-game) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.assetstrategies.com/always-something-interesting/gold-investors-will-get-back-in-the-game) The first quarter of 2023 brought strong demand for gold, but buying fell off in Q2. Rich Checkan of Asset Strategies International said financial planners helped drive demand in Q1 as they sought physical metal for their clients. But in Q2 people put too much faith in the US Federal Reserve and purchases dropped off, at least at the retail level. "I think part of what's propping up the gold price right now is central bank purchases, not the individual investor purchases," he said. "And I don't think they're going to get going until the Fed's done — but I think they're pretty close." This interview was filmed on July 26, 2023. Check it out below... 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