[Labyrinthos]

If you had invested the $38 in the S & P 500 Index back in 1958, it would not be worth about $4100 today — As opposed to $1210 for an ounce of gold.

[brydic1]

I will still keep my gold. The S&P was 41.00 in 1958 and 1155 today. There, of course, would have been some dividends but you would also have had to change that portfolio every time the S&P did so which would have involved countless trades commission costs etc. I have had to do nothing and it will continue to appreciate and when the market crashes under this misgovernment of Obama, no worry about that for me.

[brydic1]

Even better look at the ten year record. S&P as of 1-1-2000 and now. It has declined from over 1400 to less than 1150 while gold has gone from an average price of $280 to $1240