Why oh why, does conversation so regularly degenerate into secular investment options.... FWIW, I own both property and precious metals.... OMG!
Can I actually do that..... or admit it here? The simple fact is, that both have a role in a balanced portfolio, as do shares (yep own them too!), bonds, superannuation & cash (oh crap, got some of them too!), amongst other things.
Constantly bickering and hacking on people for having a go, is not only childish, it is small minded. We all get it wrong sometimes. Maybe our timings is off, perhaps we didn't compensate for government stupidity enough, perhaps a major political or economic event derails our well intentioned plans... crap happens.
What I used to like about SS, was the ability to be open about an idea, an alternate investment, whatever, and have constructive adult discussion, without fear of constant reprisal and hounding.
FWIW, directly correlating one asset class against another is idiotic. Each has their place, their purpose and their time.... *sigh*.....
Spot on Indifference. A few childish posters around here like to bring up Gold in every discussion thread that I take part in, regardless of it's relevance to topic at hand.