The price of gold is about to surge yet again. Here's what beginner (and veteran) investors should do before then.

As Israel’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were met with Iran's retaliatory missile attacks, investors rushed to defensive assets, sending gold prices surging toward record highs.

Friday morning's peak saw gold climb closer to its record price of $3,500.10 per ounce that it hit back in April, as global stock markets tumbled after tensions flared.