with how things have been lately like markets swinging around and all the macro noise, i kinda stopped trying to fit gold into the same box as stocks. it doesnt produce anything, doesnt compound the same way, so comparing it directly always felt off to me.
recently i just treat it as a small stabilizing layer instead of something im trying to optimize. i still keep most of my money in equities, but having a bit of gold sitting there doing its own thing feels different mentally. ive been building it slowly over time, some direct buys and some through something like bullionbox just so it stays consistent without me constantly second guessing.
not saying its better than stocks or anything like that, just feels like it plays a different role entirely. curious how others here think about it, do u treat gold as part of your main investing strategy or more like a separate layer altogether?