[af_vet_1981]

I did own a pound of Gold that I bought for 400$ an oz. Too bad I needed the money and had to sell it all soon after.

Buying and holding the S&P 500 index would have been a better investment for growth and dividends, not to mention taxes whenever sold.

[Nateman]

True. I've always thought of Gold not as an investment but merely a way to maintain wealth. The amount of Gold in the World is about the same as when the Earth was formed . All we do is dig and find some of that stuff . Paper money? A convenient fiction that works as long as everyone plays along or before Governments become greedy by over printing it. In 1900 an American 20$ gold piece had one oz of Gold in it.