Gold Bugs Flock to streetTracks

Last month's interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve appears to have sparked concerns about inflation among the gold bugs.

Funds that invest in gold, a traditional hedge against rising consumer prices and general financial market turmoil, took in roughly $1.2 billion in September.

But the overwhelming bulk of the cash went to a single exchange-traded fund, the streetTracks Gold Shares(GLD Quote) ETF. The fund, which holds almost 600 tons of gold bullion, took in an additional $1.017 billion during last month alone, according to new data from the Boston-based Financial Research Corp. ...