Remember when they told you Gold was a hedge against inflation?
It wasn't.
Remember when they told you Gold was a safe haven asset?
It wasn't.
Remember all those times the Gold bugs made up fairy tales about future price appreciation for their rocks?
It never happened.
And so here we are. Well over a decade later, Gold prices are actually still down 6% from their 2011 highs. Silver is somehow still down over 50% from those highs.
Think about the opportunity cost of owning precious metals instead of pretty much anything else.