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To: KyrosL who wrote (59637)	1/2/2010 7:59:59 PM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217755

<<Conclusion: investing in an average US stock index beats the pants of investing in gold over the long term, regardless of when you start counting>> ... that has to be one of the funniest claims i have had the pleasure of coming across, especially since when i started engaging with gold, astutely and with agility, on these s.i. threads

To: KyrosL who wrote (59637)	1/3/2010 5:13:48 PM
From: Seeker of Truth	9 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217755

The essence of the matter is NOT how gold has done over which decades. We are living in 2010 and the case for gold in 2010 is quite strong, since governments don't control their printing presses NOW, in this decade. If you magically pushed me back into the 1980's I would certainly not buy gold as there was no inflation to worry about. Seeker of Truth

To: KyrosL who wrote (59637)	1/4/2010 11:32:23 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217755

The problem with compounding for 50 years is that we are unlikely to go more than 20-30 without some kind reset or heavy taxation. The 1970s saw price changes & inflation that effectively reduced the value of the USD by 70%. The late 1990s saw significant asset price inflation too. Now let's look at Dow Jones components that have dome poorly - GM, Citibank, even back to Johns-Manville in the early 1970s. Eastman Kodak saw their market killed by digital cameras. Now some smart people, like Bill Gross of Pimco, Warren Buffet, and others have been able to compound over a long time.