Is gold a high risk or low risk investment?

In general, gold is considered a low risk investment because its price is typically not very volatile.  The gold price tends not to fluctuate more than the world’s largest blue-chip stock market indices like the S&P 500.  That is why many investors with low-risk profiles are attracted to gold.  However, investors in high risk assets also find gold useful because they can use it to manage their risk.

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