Gold as an investment stinks. The gold pushers are always on websites like newsmax and talk radio.
I have a problem when talk radio hosts read gold ads. When reading an add for gold, they seem to be giving financial advice. Some people who put a lot of trust in the talk show hosts may purchase a large amount of gold and lose lots of money over time. Talk show hosts don't read adds to buy Halliburton stock?
Gold has been an excellent investment the past year. Even with today's loss it is up 14% from a year ago. It has outperformed the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 by 8-12% from a year ago.
Talk show hosts don't read adds to buy Halliburton stock? I think it may be illegal for individual companies to tout their stocks with advertisements.