Gold is not your first choice to earn long-term appreciation. Over the past five years, the price of gold has appreciated approximately 36% while the total return of the S&P 500 has been 60%.

Technical charts for gold point to a multiyear rally reaching almost $7,000 an ounce. - MarketWatch photo ...

could lead to a significant drop in gold prices over the next five years. KCM Trade chief market analyst Tim Waterer echoed a similar sentiment and stated, "If the tariff announcements this week ...