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Jonathan Blanc, CFA's avatar

Very well said — I couldn’t agree more with your perspective. Excellent article.

The Market Dispatch's avatar

Thank you! Feel free to restack, it would help us a lot!

Cassius Steer's avatar

Gold is very much ‘betting on debasement’ investment; which given current trends is not entirely irrational. Low interest rates are a scourge and are facilitating this unfortunately

Value Investing's avatar

It may be good for balanced portfolio, but from value perspective, it is not really good as it does not produce any cash flow -> it is hard to evaluate.

The Market Dispatch's avatar

That is why it’s such a risky asset! You don’t get any cash flows from it, you actually have to pay someone else to store it and insure it for you

Value Investing's avatar

Exactly. Well said.

Undiscovered Compounders's avatar

Great article, I completely agree with your view.

What do you think about companies that generate cash flows whose size depends on assets that are intrinsically non-productive, such as mining, drilling, and similar businesses?