Soon having held gold over the last twenty years prehaps, will surpass the return of having held T bills. Anyone who has more than 5%, or 10%, in gold, or gold company shares, is a gold bug, and a true believer, and in my view, a nutter. The only reason to own gold, is to reduce the risk in a larger portfolio, since gold prices don't correlate with other assets. What is my portolio percentage in gold? Zero percent. It really isn't worth the candle.