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Fearful of monetary or societal failure, many hope that owning gold will bring them peace of mind.

Investing $512 in the S&P 500 at the end of 1979 grew with reinvested dividends for a total return of $19,323.19.

On average gold keeps up with inflation, albeit with wild gyrations.

From $255.95 gold rose to $1,795.00 between 4/2/2001 and 11/8/2011.

From $850 gold dropped to $255.95 between 1/21/1980 and 4/2/2001.

Gold advocates cherry pick gold’s returns from trough to peak.

Stocks have an average annualized appreciation over inflation of 6.86%, whereas gold is just 0.33% over inflation.

Inflation is one of the most important factors in nearly every aspect of financial planning and wealth management.

Most people do not trace the effect of the unintended consequences of government programs. Even good things come with a price, and you always have to decide: is that price worth paying?

Bangladesh is “still a desperately poor country, and we shouldn’t minimize what a job with a steady paycheck means to a poor woman.”

Most annual shareholder meetings are nothing more than a required dog-and-pony show. Genworth Financial’s annual shareholder meeting held on May 15, 2013, was no exception. Several improvements could be made to make these meetings more inviting.

Some struggles are inevitable, but others are decided by who you marry. This kitten married well.

Compliance isn’t just a technical burden. It is a threat of legal liability. The bill allows state tax audits by any state against any online vendor.

And yet we wonder why small businesses disregard so many government regulations.

The coercive power of government is more dangerous than the free market. Special interests use it to circumvent both the law and economics.