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To: RandFan

S&P started at $17.57 in January of 1928. The latests S&P is now about $6,916.

Gold started a $20 an ounce. Now Gold is above $5,000.

In the S&P, there have been dividends during this time. No dividends from a gold ounce.

But the S&P 500 changes over time. Companies are added. This changes the overall return.

It is not at all clear gold outperformsthe S&P. In fact, It seems the S&P probably outperforms gold, even today, and almost certainly the S&P outperforms gold for most of the time.


2 posted on 01/26/2026 11:15:19 AM PST by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: marktwain

You can pick periods where gold does better than stocks, and periods where stocks do better than gold. It’s all hype.


4 posted on 01/26/2026 11:42:16 AM PST by Fido969
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