Gold is failing as a wealth builder. Over the last decade, a $1,000 investment in gold grew to just $3,313, while the same stake in Bitcoin exploded to $126,000. Despite Bitcoin’s 70% drawdowns, it still returned 38 times more than gold, turning pocket change into a fortune while gold barely tripled. If the goal is actual growth, holding gold is a losing strategy compared to the 12,000% gains of Bitcoin. Is there any logical reason to stay in gold anymore?
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If you invested $1,000 in gold & Bitcoin 10 years ago, here's how much money you'd have today
Gold is failing as a wealth builder. Over the last decade, a $1,000 investment in gold grew to just $3,313, while the same stake in Bitcoin exploded to $126,000. Despite Bitcoin’s 70% drawdowns, it still returned 38 times more than…
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