Gold S&P 500 Dow and Gold Miners During Times of Stress | BullionBuzz Chart of the Week
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream; yahoo Finance; LBMA; spindices.com; BMG Group Inc.
Investments like mining stocks, traditional precious metals mutual funds, and more complex futures contracts and options carry considerably more risk and volatility. If the economy does poorly, the value of these tends to decline by a greater percentage than the general equity markets even if the price of bullion is rising.