Is Gold the BEST Investment? 

I've never seen gold as an investment, it's always been savings to me. That said if I look back at when I started buying (in the late 90s) it's done better for me than more than a few of my investments. Anyone who's willing to view gold as long term savings should be happy with its performance

In my opinion, if you didn't have to pay property taxes, I do believe real estate would be the best option provided it was just land. But because you really don't own real estate, stop paying taxes and find out who really owns that property. GOLD. Once purchased, all you have to do is hold it. It is truly yours .

I'm still mad I didn't buy more gold around 1800 went up so fast.

I didn't start stacking until late 2019. My only regret to saving in precious metals is that I did not start 5 years earlier than I did. After 4 years of stacking precious metals I've saved far more wealth than the previous 55 years combined.

I’m from the UK and enjoy this channel. I’ve only just started investing in gold but definitely looking at it as a long term investment. My exit strategy will be to sell an ounce of gold at a time once I retire and need a cash injection for whatever I need when I’m old.

I've decided precious metals offer a great savings mechanism. They don't pay dividends. The law of compounding doesn't apply. Precious metals don't appreciate or earn rental income. They just hold their value as fiat currencies go all topsy turvy. It's more fun to see gold or silver accumulate than a balance grow in an account. Because of that, it has an inherent appeal that stimulates the desire to save. It's like game-ifying saving.

For me at my age I'll take gold over real estate. No property taxes, no hazard insurance, no maintenance & upkeep, no issues with tenants & other pia issues! It will preserve my capital & is liquid in case i need to use it. Plus its beautiful to look at. I sleep good at night holding it vs other assets.

The problem with real-estate right now is unless your paying cash it doesn't make sense to take out a mortgage when rates are high and everything is way over priced. Im sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right time. But im concerned it may never happen.

In 2001 a $10,000 investment/savings/insurance/whatever... in gold would have purchased about 25 oz of gold and would have a dollar value of about $60,000 today. Now $10,000 will buy about 4 oz of gold. Those numbers suggest the dollar has lost 5/6th or 83% of its purchasing power in 23 years. In the next 23 years how many gold oz's will $10,000 purchase? If things don't accelerate that curve alone would say you could get .64 oz with that $10,000. It won't mean you are richer if you own many oz's because a $35 dollar oz in 1920 has the same purchasing power as an oz purchased yesterday at $2400.

Gold has history on its side

Squatters? Bad Tenants? Naaaa .... not for me.

Gold is gold. I’ve always thought it was its own thing. You’d be hard pressed to find an item that small worth that much. I slid towards gold after collecting Winchesters for decades. I was a farmer for longer. Land has value. Cattle are the original “stock”. I think a move to gold and silver was inevitable for me.

I run my business out of old car dealer lot I bought. More space than I need. I've been able to rent the unused space. Doesn't cover the payment 100%, but it makes it easy for me to cover. 3 more years and it's paid for. Gold is savings for me and like many folks here, wish I started 16 years ago too.

Im canadian but I feel gold is the best long term investment

Gold is a hold, I still think it is being suppressed. L.Z. say that it should rise to 42k or 43k an ounce, the same hold true for Silver up to 1000 an ounce.

For me personally real estate seems like a terrible idea. If you have a property you have to look after it constantly. The cost of repairs and time spend for it can be significant.

I was going to buy a house before my deployment back in '21, but didn't. So I spent that year overseas buying the next best thing, Pokémon cards.

Just picked up another Buffalo today. Bought all my other sub $2000, so we’ll see if I get burned on this one but either way it will appreciate when the rate drops happen in 25’

Called about selling to online buyer. They pay about $60 behind spot, but then there's $30 for insurance and $15 for shipping. So, its like getting $100 behind spot. And that's what my LCS will pay.

Renting property sounds good on paper and heck you can have a good run of responsible renters but over the long term you'll get massive repair costs not factored into that potential windfall. Eventually people will begin to see that gold isn't doing anything but sit there however the dollar is in constant freefall over time. Gold doesn't increase in value but more of a inverse of the dollar value.

Just picked up a tube of Costco silver maples five minutes ago

The first investment is to stay healthy, but we all know that currency is depreciating, gold is one option among a few other practical options.

I was surprised when my LCS dealer told me recently he liquidated his entire silver holdings at $24.50 and is happy with the move to this day. And he's in the business. He thinks it's always good to have a purpose for your metal. Mine is as a saving tool until I either find a suitable investment or have enough to pay off my mortgage (with the former being the more prudent investment strategy given our low APM).

2 IN 1 COMMENT - GOLD This is an excellent discussion. For me, I’m looking at gold/silver as a “store of value.” I’ve heard that expression before, yet as I study this more and more the idea of “gold vs inflation” keeps bubbling to the top. Which makes me peel back the layers of gold and reveal that I am attracted to it more and more. Truth is, I no longer trust the political class nor the financial class. Ron Paul - not Rand Paul, but his dad! - started railing on the Federal Reserve back in the late 1990s when he was a US Representative. His son Rand continues the same criticism, albeit as a US Senator. Either way, THEY WERE/ARE RIGHT! I (we) can no longer trust the manipulations and scheming behind the scenes that too often result in the privileged rich getting richer… all on the backs of the rest of us. And they do that mostly with OUR money (sorta OPM deal: “other people’s money”). That money, however, is a fiat representation of wealth, ie, the US dollar bill (and all its follow-on, increasing denominations). That dollar bill iS NOT money; it’s a promissory note, nothing more. When’s the last time you read what is actually written on the face of a dollar bill? Look at it. Absorb it. It states: THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. Is that “money?” Is that “a store of value?” I used to think so. I’m in my 60s now, and I’ve trusted that relationship in the “legal tender” stuff. But trust is a 2-way street. I’ve always paid my taxes and I’ve trusted the government to respond the relationship with equal respect. It hasn’t. Not even close. Ron and Rand Paul are correct: the Fed needs to be dismantled. It is nothing more than a tool for the financial class to retain its dominance. But here’s the thing: such dominance by bankers has been gong on for centuries! You can go back to the East India Trading Companies of the Dutch and English in the 1600s and 1700s. They employed the tactic of Predatory Capitalism, especially with naive islanders in the Pacific. And they got stinking wealthy from it. And that accepted form of thievery has been aggressively modeled ever since. (“Accepted” via the fact that the bankers use the political class to manipulate laws in their favor. THEIR FAVOR, not for you and me. Proof? Look what George Bush did in 2008 just before he left office, ala the bailout of banks in the mortgage loan crisis they had been building for years. And I actually voted for him! 😠) Wanna know who else has been naive to such financial shenanigans?… ME. No more! I’m sick & tired of playing their (banker/financial elites) game of them winning and me not. So, it’s like that last line in the 1980s movie WAR GAMES with Matthew Broderick where the WHOPPER computer - after scaring the bejeebers out of the general and everyone around him with its hyper advanced war game scenarios being played out on the big board with devastating results - stops at the end with the wisest comment of all: THE ONLY WINNING MOVE IS TO NOT PLAY THE GAME. That is where I am with the dollar bill and all its representations and machinations. I am no longer playing their game. Gold and silver are a store of value. The Fed’s dollar bill isn’t. Not even close. It’s a fetid, addictive drug being pushed on us from a soulless dealer: bankers & politicians. But that’s just me. 😏

Hypothetically let's say we put the average cost of gold in 2014 and let it appreciate 10% a year in stocks. It would have a value of nearly $3300 today. Of course that's very simplified. It doesn't say anything about taxes, Roth IRAs, third-party risk or all the variables in life. The point being that there is all sorts of room for the right answer. IMO/ world I just look at precious metals as insurance I pay myself.

3:03 I agree that savings/CDs is really the competitor to gold. Not a surprise to see that low income earners think you can preserve your wealth through a savings account or CDs. Very sad to see people duped by our fiat monetary system

4 out of 5 people think gold is the most shiny investment.

As a real estate investor and precious metals holder, I can say that your video was well thought out and well said.

If you can't afford a home and/or you don't want mortgages and counterparty risk and fees and taxes and all the complications and unnecessary BS that goes along with owning property, then gold is the best and only choice

💯 based! Gold IS an asset, it’s NOT an investment. Love your analogies. You simplify what gold is at a level so easy to understand. 🙏❤

Well said - couldn’t agree more…..the real estate example you made is excellent, the return based on the down payment. That’s spot on. Gold to me is sort of a way to take some chips off the table with some profits made elsewhere. Plus I sleep better knowing I have a nice allocation to physical that’s stored outside the digital world.

Data is often manipulated (ask a pharmacy rep) land is by far the best asset. Limited supply, and we know how much land exist….. gold may be everywhere you just have to find it and get it out of the ground.

Love your videos. You don’t push fomo and keep everything realistic.

It’s disturbing that they think gold is better investment than stocks. All the millionaires I’ve met made their wealth through stock index fund investing over decades or through real estate (achieved through leverage). To this day I’ve never met a person who became a millionaire by investing in gold. Having said that, I do believe gold does best when uncertainty & fear is high, so can allow a person to counter fluctuations in real estate or stocks.

Gold used to be like savings, but way better than a high yield savings account. In today’s world of inflation, gold is an investment.

I’m one of the 20%. Number should be higher! Stock market is severely overvalued and filled with junk. One thing I don’t understand is your strong dislike of Silver. Gold and Silver go hand in hand.

Am not American. How much we pay for precious metals depends on the spot price and also the UK pound to US dollar exchange rate(when the pound fell on June 24th 2016 the price for an ounce of gold went up another £100 it hasn't really recovered since). The pound is weaker since Brexit so we pay more for gold and silver. Plus silver and Platinum(new) are taxed at 20% VAT. I try to buy my silver second hand to save on costs. Trying to buy more platinum but no dealers have any in stock currently.

I don't see precious metals as an investment. I don't expect them to gain value. It's more of a hedge. It's a relatively safe alternative to cash.

I found all this interesting. Thank you for the video.

Long term is paid in full real estate. Best fungible savings… Gold and it’s fun to buy.😉🥃

Could you do a video about gold brokers and developing relationships with them. I've been buying for a round 5 years and have bought from a few different brokers over that period. All have varying premiums and sometimes have different specials running or old stock clearances. What I'd like is for a broker to know he can sell to me when gold dips to a certain price but I'm unsure of the etiquette around this. I'm in NZ and currently expecting gold spot to dip to NZ $3500 an oz, I'd like to buy 4 or 5 ozs at that spot, but unsure if I'm being cheeky talking to a broker about that. My last few purchases have been from a company so struggle to get the same broker every time, even when I ask for them by name. We have had $3000 dollar gold here in NZ for quite some time lol! We even had $4000 an oz gold at one point.

Always a level headed vid. I like it!!

Gold is meant to be something that will still have value on the other side of chaos, or the other side of tyranny

Need some madman to go all in on platinum stacking the same way you do gold, big hole in the youtube sphere methinks!

It's asset diversification and savings.

I like precious metals not as a investment but as a hedge against the existence of fiat currency itself. Of course while hoping the government will never pass a law that will restrict the ownership of gold and silver. And it's fun to stack/collect/save. 😅

Maaan, I'm so disappointed in my gold for another reason... I've been buying 1-gram bars from a local dealer with their brand and therefore a bit cheaper than the well-known Valcambi and Pamp. I was totally freaked out yesterday when I found brownish spots on five out of 13 bars. I read online and was reassured by the dealer that this wouldn't change the price and quality, but how can I be sure? What if the stains get larger and they decide they don't like the bars in a few years? I'm thinking of exchanging these 18 bars and paying for the difference and getting a 20 gr Valcambi bar. The 18 ones have a big profit right now and that'll entirely go for the Valcambi premium, so I'm kinda pissed and not sure what to do.

Using it to preserve my wealth. Once I get to a certain point where I can pay things off with it I might use it . I got excited on that dip and I splurged a little too. Bought three

I would not assume that the decline in gold ETF holdings reflects a lack of retail interest in "paper" gold. We all know that central banks have been buying gold. We don't know where that gold came from, but my bet is that a lot of it came from the ETFs (via Authorized Participants pulling gold out of the ETF and selling it to the Central Banks). Realistically, the ETFs are a source of readily available gold. If you are an Authorized Participant, paper gold can get turned into physical gold very easily.

My stock portfolio is on fire.

I’m Canadian 😊 hi from Vancouver. Hard to believe the “news” data these days. Longer term still Gold / silver in an upward trend.. Real estate is in a inflationary bubble. (Especially here) stock market driven by top 4-5 companies others are not doing as well. Digital assets should run 2024/2025 at least…then plan to buy land and more gold/silver with profits

We are getting closer and closer to time when it won't matter anymore what you make, but what you keep. Gold will be great at that, Bitcoin on private ledger probably too, at least for some time.

Great video brother thanks for the info stay cool 🥃🥃🥃

Love the starting song, what's the title of it btw?

Yeah man...just like you said , it s more of a saveing vehicle, but in today crazy economic environment, saveing your buying power still counts for a lot. 😊

Greetings from austria Love your videos !

I don't see at it as investment.

Investment propert is great until the tennants are told by our govt. They dont have to pay rent ., or squaters, or take your copper pipes , furnace and hot water tank.......done with the landlord game in our current society .

I wish I started 20 years ago

Buy houses, save gold & relax on the beach.

I got a pile o' gold doubloons....That's where I'm at Just trying to save money that I don't want to blow on useless stuff.

Gold is most important, its defence not offence.

Great job. DCA wins, picking a bit up today. Great quote, It helps me when I'm seeing all those ounces you show! 😂

Of the terms on that list, Savings/CDs and Physical Gold are in their own category, in my opinion. Either or neither could be called an investment, depending on which dictionary you read. Savings/CDs are still based on digital fiat and requires a bank to enact. I'll pass on that and keep physical gold instead. And it's nicer to look at so, there's that.

Gold has proven a steady as a fiat currency inflation hedge thus far. We will see what it will be like in 20 years when a possible digital currency may be the “new norm”.

Ughhh, this vid gives me grief for some reason. I just turned 50 and value gold as a fail-safe, as in if something goes rubber side up the yellow stuff can get you through. That said, I invest heavily in real estate, stocks, money markets and bonds. Minimally in 401k and bare bones in savings accounts and crypto. And I buy gold… I even take pension loans from my union to buy more gold in case I get to retirement and the pension “disappears” for some unknown reason (yes pension loans have a vig)! So, I spread it EVERYWHERE because hopefully ANYTHING has value if/when you need it! The only “real” investment ends with estate! You gotta fight like hell while you’re young, GO GET IT ALL!!!

I’m a pit viper American

With my portfolio, i think it would be best to slowly build both up, having a balanced amount of assets is simply the best plan, depending o how much you make and what you prefer, more goes into the favourite. all i know is that when you purchase Gold OR Stocks, you win. buying assets is a win in most cases always.

Where is silver in the scope of things? Not even mentioned in this video, unless I just missed it. Silver is a riskier/more volatile metal then gold, but has potential to exceed expectations more so then gold experts state. People like Rick Rule and others say buy silver now, then wait until the ratio gap narrows to 30:1 for example then switch it out for gold, said Rule. This way you can buy twice as much gold compared to 60:1 or 70:1, he said. That’s my plan along with picking up a tube of golden eagles.

Gold is savings.

Always a possibility of something for sure! Just keep doing my thing regardless! Gold is all saving for sure!! My "investments" are stocks and real estate!

Gold yas never heen an investment, always a currency. It is savings. If you expect it to perform like an investment, you will be disappointed.

You are 100% right on the savings vs investment. Savings are easier to spend when you need/want than investments. Hence.... opportunity to enjoybargins ir life👍

Going West to East will morph current valuations!

gold is money.

All I Want Is Me Gold and for Trump to win the election. Thanks for the video young Sir.. Life is good......God Bless

I got that reference

The dynamics of gold pricing are undergoing a fundamental change with control shifting from New York and London to Shanghai. The possession of physical gold is becoming increasingly more vital. The US regime has destroyed the trustworthiness and credibility of the United States. Nations content to leave their physical gold in the United States are now pulling it back. Pricing control is being shipped east along with physical supply. China has merely paused buying for strategic reasons. If you are not truly long on gold, the odds are you will suffer a nervous breakdown sometime over the next two years as the price of gold moves with the course of the global financial war, not according to past parameters and theories.

You seem to like quotes. Have you read Aesop's Fables?

l or est une assurance ... surtout en période troubles !!

I am waiting for gold to be in the low 2800's before buying again.

gold is the only rick off asset

GDP in the US is up because of QE , go spending, and inflation. stock market is at all time highs because it usually does that before a big crash. they let the amateurs and pension funds take the risk before the big rug pull. job data is fiddled because most are part time jobs which an individual would be doing multiple of. golds linked to ETFs (spot), which normies buy and JPM fiddles by flooding the market with certificates. they've done the same with BTC. the banks have bought the real (virtual) BTC, then linked them to ETFs, so they now control the boom and bust, and the retail investor will probably not be able to purchase a BTC directly in future. Also, how the exchanges operate is dodgy.

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Do you own any Pandas?

Everyone buy at least a couple ounces of silver. I did!

Gold is certainly not the best investment

I’m one of 20% 🙋‍♂️

I don't know anyone who buys gold. Who is buying it? Who has the money to buy it?

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I'M 1 in 5!!!!!!

Your thinking that gold is an investment, is precisely the problem with everyone who thinks that. Gold is NOT an investment. Gold is REAL MONEY and the only true money. Once a small fraction of the world's population learns this, gold will go exponentially higher and do it over night, just like crypto currencies.

Gold is NOT an investment, unless you are able to buy it in copious amounts. Let’s say the economy crashes. If the dollar loses 90% of its value and you own 48 oz. How far do you think that will go?

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😂 When giants like Blackrock and Fidelity start pushing Bitcoin and not gold, you know the financial world has changed. Even China is calling Bitcoin gold 2.0. Buy gold because it looks nice, buy Bitcoin for financial freedom.

I am Dutch 😎👍🏻💪🏻

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Soon this will be a commercial for company channel. Booo

How much of your savings should be in gold? Ive got most of my (littele as it may be) in 1 month T-bills netting 5.3%annually. Ive got 35% of my total savings in physical gold buffalos.