Investing in these small gold bars makes a lot of sense — especially if you do so before the new year rolls around.

Law enforcement said in October that they believed that this gold bar scam was part of a reoccurring organized crime ring.

Ravinklejeet Mathon, 26, took part in a scheme to steal three 1-kilogram gold bars, totaling $229,848, from the 94-year-old ...

Mathan had convinced an older man over WhatsApp to exchange his life savings of $229,848 in exchange for three 1-kilo gold ...

A gold bar may be one kilo, but if it is only 75% gold ... Gold coins are often made of elementally pure gold and typically come in 1 oz sizes, though some gold coins weigh less.