I'm just curious because it seems like Gold has been in every post here recently, and (I'm sure I will get downvotes for this) it's a passive asset. Its barely "investing" in my mind more than it is "high priced collecting". To me its like calling buying rare baseball cards "investing" because it doesn't compound, no dividends, no cap gains...it just sits there with its owner praying for the world to end so it goes up in value. Am I wrong to think this? No snark, genuinely curious as I am nowhere near an investing guru.