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 …

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Interesting graphic showing 31 facts about gold: Click to enlarge Source: Bullion Vault

I came across the following chart that shows the annual performance of gold against the major assets classes of US and UK from 1978 to 2017. Similar to equities gold has performed well in some years and not so well in others. Gold tend to soar during periods of extreme bear markets for risky assets …

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The Top 10 Gold Producing Countries based on 2017 data is shown in the chart below. Surprisingly  China was the top producer last year beating Australia and South Africa. Many investors myself included may not know that China mines gold let alone being the largest gold producer in the world. Click to enlarge Source: Top 10 …

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