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<p>[QUOTE="myownprivy, post: 3930664, member: 84588"]There have been so many threads like these over the years, and I always wonder: what is the logical conclusion you come to after considering the performance of stocks versus gold? Let's suppose gold DID actually outperform stocks. What would you do then? Would you invest in gold instead of stocks? How would that work?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, so how would you store it? Gold needs a safe, or a safe deposit box, or an armed homeowner. How are you going to do that? Stocks need none of those expenses.</p><p><br /></p><p>How would you easily sell it when you want cash? Would you lug yourself and your metal down to the coin store, the pawn shop, or the local Starbucks to sell it on craigslist? That takes time and money.</p><p><br /></p><p>How would you easily sell part of your gold stack? Are you going to be buying fractional gold? That carries a hefty premium. So now not only does gold need to outperform stocks. But it better out perform it by at least 7.5%, because the premium on 1/10oz gold Eagles is about 7.5%!</p><p><br /></p><p>Look, gold is awesome. Silver and gold are fun to own. They are a great safety net if you lose your income and your traditional investments. But they are never, ever a replacement for stocks and bonds. There are just too many difficulties associated with physical investments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="myownprivy, post: 3930664, member: 84588"]There have been so many threads like these over the years, and I always wonder: what is the logical conclusion you come to after considering the performance of stocks versus gold? Let's suppose gold DID actually outperform stocks. What would you do then? Would you invest in gold instead of stocks? How would that work? Ok, so how would you store it? Gold needs a safe, or a safe deposit box, or an armed homeowner. How are you going to do that? Stocks need none of those expenses. How would you easily sell it when you want cash? Would you lug yourself and your metal down to the coin store, the pawn shop, or the local Starbucks to sell it on craigslist? That takes time and money. How would you easily sell part of your gold stack? Are you going to be buying fractional gold? That carries a hefty premium. So now not only does gold need to outperform stocks. But it better out perform it by at least 7.5%, because the premium on 1/10oz gold Eagles is about 7.5%! Look, gold is awesome. Silver and gold are fun to own. They are a great safety net if you lose your income and your traditional investments. But they are never, ever a replacement for stocks and bonds. There are just too many difficulties associated with physical investments.[/QUOTE]
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