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Old 10-12-2008, 05:43 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tENnisFJ View Post
Bottom line.. yes gold prices rise and fall, but quantity never changes.. stocks.. really risky.
Real returns recent (relatively flat from ~1800dreds to the end of the Bretton Woods/1933 gold act)



It depends on your view of risky.

Considering the rate of return, I would consider gold a lot riskier. Or rather, the risk/reward is not so good.

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