The financial media loves to talk about record highs in markets because it makes investors feel like something important is happening. Today, Paul talks about a MarketWatch article called, “Gold prices keep breaking records in 2024. Central banks are driving the rally.” and explains two important investing concepts around this topic: market timing and investing in commodities vs. equities. Listen along as Paul looks back at almost 100 years of investing and confirms that it doesn’t matter how many records gold breaks. Gold just cannot keep up with stock returns.
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