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<p>[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1863487, member: 30574"]Well, not impossible, it is only 10.7 % gain per year. To put that into perpective, the S&P 500 has an average gain of 9.77 % since the beginning of its existence (1926) .</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if we are still working under the assumption that Gold will roughly follow inflation which it has since the beginning of time, what you are calling for is 35 years of very high inflation, but NOT hyperinflation. So it seems to me that if we could substain that rate we would not be in a collapse situation. With that said, I would conclude that Equities would still be able to outperform Gold, as is is always has done in the long term, under the conditions you are setting. So even though the number sounds huge, and you are correct, buying Gold may still not be the best option if you are looking to maximize returns.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1863487, member: 30574"]Well, not impossible, it is only 10.7 % gain per year. To put that into perpective, the S&P 500 has an average gain of 9.77 % since the beginning of its existence (1926) . Now if we are still working under the assumption that Gold will roughly follow inflation which it has since the beginning of time, what you are calling for is 35 years of very high inflation, but NOT hyperinflation. So it seems to me that if we could substain that rate we would not be in a collapse situation. With that said, I would conclude that Equities would still be able to outperform Gold, as is is always has done in the long term, under the conditions you are setting. So even though the number sounds huge, and you are correct, buying Gold may still not be the best option if you are looking to maximize returns.[/QUOTE]
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