Don’t invest in gold?

By Jeremy Gaunt
April 11, 2011
equities | Gold | investment | S&P 500

Bit of fun, this — and might raise some issues about returning to the Gold Standard. The S&P 500 stock index priced in gold (thanks to Reuters graphics whiz Scott Barber):

Equities - SP 500 priced in dollars and gold

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