Compounding gold from the start to the end of the 1970s worked out at aboot 30% p.a. $40 to $750
The thing is chaps, as soon as the moment is right, they'll crank up interest rates, generating huge volatility.
The nice thing about gold is, like a house or a car or a bar of chocolate.
Once you've bought it, it's yours forever.
The negative side is it's not very liquid, and a LOT of munney is now in dollars.