Spot gold prices have soared above $2,700 an ounce, rallying for the fifth day on Monday to hit another record high of over $2,733 an ounce. But Wider noted the de-correlation of 10-year Treasury real interest rates (adjusted for inflation) and the price of gold. XAU= 5Y mountain Gold John Reade, senior markets strategist at the World Gold Council trade association, warned of volatility ahead, however. Allocating to gold Reade advised investors to always have a position in gold, albeit as a relatively small part of a portfolio. Principal Asset Management's Jablonski, meanwhile, said he has less than 5% of his portfolio allocated to commodities, including gold.

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Persons: Michael Widmer, I'm, CNBC's, Widmer, Todd Jablonski, Jablonski, John Reade, Reade, Management's Jablonski, Fred Imbert Organizations: Bank of America, Treasury, CNBC Pro, World Gold Council, CNBC