The long-term returns of gold, stocks and US Treasuries are shown in the table below. Just like other assets, gold also outperformed other assets in some periods while under-performing in others. Overall gold has increased from $40 per ounce at the end of 1970 to $1,887.60 at the end of 2020, for an compound annual …
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The average bull and bear market lengths for gold are 63 and 44 months respectively for the period from 1970 to 2016 according to a report by World Gold Council. The table below shows the bull and bear market cycles and the corresponding returns. Gold closed at $1,789.10 on November 24th in New York per …
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Gold is an important asset class to own in a well-diversified portfolio. Holding even a small percentage of one’s asset in gold can cushion a portfolio when markets volatile. As gold is generally considered as a safe heaven asset class, investors tend to rush into it when equities decline. Simply put, gold is a defensive …
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Gold is an important asset class to own in a well-diversified portfolio. However investors always wonder if gold is better than assets like stocks bonds, stocks and commodities. Gold is also known to be a great asset to beat the raves of inflation. An article in the journal last month noted that gold has underperformed …
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