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 ...

Gold stocks rally as prices near $3,300/oz amid supply strains, central bank buying. Zacks highlights FNV, NEM, KGC, RGLD, ...

Gold as an asset class has always provoked sharp divergences of opinion, from those who view it as the ultimate hedge against ...

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 ...

Gold has become ... ounce over the next five years. That implies a 38% drop from its record high of over $3,000 and would wipe out its gains over the past 12 months. Gold prices traded around ...

The above chart shows how the gold price has performed over the past five years. Remember that past performance provides no guarantee for future returns Gold prices can be extremely volatile ...