Gold is an important asset class to own in a portfolio. However how much gold one should hold depends on an individual risk tolerance, goal and other factors. Regardless of the percentage of allocation, there are a few points to remember about investing in gold. Unlike stocks or bonds gold does not produce periodic income. …
Gold prices closed at $1,312.30 an ounce yesterday. The yellow metal has been an average to poor performer over many years now. In fact, after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 gold soared to sky-high levels with predictions of reaching over $5,000 an ounce, However that never came true. According to a recent post by Nicholas …
Continue reading ‘After Years Of Under-performance Will Gold Rise This Year?’ »
The performance of Gold during bull and bear markets since 1968 is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: In Gold We Trust @ Twitter Related ETF: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) Disclosure: No Positions
Gold prices are down so far this year. However gold as an asset class has returned positive returns in various currencies from 2001 thru 2017. The performance of gold in various currencies is shown in the table below: Click to enlarge Source: IGWTreport, Incrementum The average annual performance of gold between 2001 and 2017 was …
Continue reading ‘Gold Returns in Various Currencies 2001 Thru 2017’ »
Interesting graphic showing 31 facts about gold: Click to enlarge Source: Bullion Vault