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By: tintin

tintin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:19:41 +0000

Gold has been in a bull market since 2000. Do not overlook the implications of this market. Use gold as insurance in your portfolio. It acted very well during the market problems of the past year.

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Intelligent Speculator | Financial ramblings — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:59:06 +0000

[...] -Canadian Capitalist: Very interesting look back at the returns of bullion Gold. [...]

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By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:29:22 +0000

@Jason: I agree. I don’t write off gold or any other asset class completely because, like you note, markets are driven by momentum and sentiment. Even if we can tell clearly that investors have gone mad, there is no telling how much madder still they can get.

@Sampson: This column in today’s Globe and Mail also points out that the risk/reward profile of gold is less than desirable:

http://bit.ly/6HmA0Y

“Going for the gold” now may be a strong bet against any prospect for recovery in the U.S. for the next decade or more, as well as a bet in favour of the emergence of new and greedy gold bugs enticed by recent record prices, bets I’m not personally willing to take.

By: Sampson

Sampson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:48:24 +0000

Where did all the ‘pro’-gold investors go?

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:38:50 +0000

Until we start ‘consuming’ gold, it’s not going to be the rock star some expect. Speculation and emotion drive gold more than fundamentals. Nevertheless, we have to remember momentum moves markets, including the gold market… so we can’t write it off completely.

By: Sampson

Sampson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:58:06 +0000

Great post CC.

I have to be honest, I’ve never really followed Gold at all, though I have tiny bit of exposure in a diversified product. I never realized how ‘poorly’ it has performed since the 90′s, and how variable rates of returns have been.

This info just reinforces my lack of desire invest in it.

By: Big Cajun Man

Big Cajun Man — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:03 +0000

Interesting, given there are so many “Send us your Gold and we’ll give you CASH!” companies out there, it strikes me that the real money in Gold is in those companies!