| One of the most common objections to an investment in gold is the fact that gold doesn’t pay a dividend. It just “sits there,” and because of this, it evokes the “greater fool” theory from skeptics — that “the only reason to buy gold is so that you can find another sucker to sell it to at a higher price.”
Nevertheless, since the beginning of the 21st century, gold has outperformed virtually all income-generating assets. The reason for this is that gold retains its value, while fiat currencies such as dollars and euros do not: Central banks can create as much of these currencies as they want to, and it doesn’t really matter how much dividend income you can generate if the currency you are being paid in is losing value...............................................Full Article: Source
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