span let's look at how gold has been class="cap">T here performing throughout the years has been a lot of debate and use that data to consider the over the years as to whether or question.
not gold is worth investing your
First, if we were to take all money in. Some make the claim of the years that gold's worth that it makes an excellent hedge has been calculated up to the against inflation; others might present, we would find that gold say that you can use it as a has improved in value at about 2% quick fix for some extra cash. annually. In the last 50 years, And then there are some that things have been a little bit invest in it when the economy is better, as gold has been bad because they feel if increasing at about 4% annually. everything crashes, at least So would it be a good long term their gold will still carry some investment? Doubt it... most good value. index funds (something that might So what is it? Is gold a good follow the S&P 500, for example) investment?
have been increasing on average
Well- let's define at 12% annually in those same "investment" first; really, it years. Do your research- you'll should be categorized into a find the same data.
couple of different perspectives.
Here's another interesting We either invest with a long term thing: if you would have bought a approach, or we invest with a bunch of gold back in 1983, you short term, turn a quick profit would have purchased it for approach. In this article, we'll roughly $510 per ounce. Thinking explore both the short term and that it might be "a good hedge long term approaches to using against inflation," you hold that gold as an investment.
investment for the next 20 years
Before we consider the above, or so. By the end of 2005, if you
were to have attempted to sell
But what about now? Should you that same gold, you would have buy it? Well... you decide. made literally NOTHING! That's Typically, I like to buy low and right- in December of 2005, gold sell high; don't we all? So... was being sold at $515 per with gold being as high as it is, ounce!
the worst decision you could make
If you take inflation running would be to buy it. Don't touch at about 3% into account, you'd it!
have found that gold would have
So, in short, is gold a good lost you a substantial amount of investment? Absolutely NOT! Stay money.
away from
Is good a good investment? it.
couple of years, now might be a v> good time to sell it!
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