I think you're right that gold is heading lower. I also believe that the US is not far from a sovereign debt crisis but that isn't today's story. When we get closer to that crisis or maybe a resolution to that crisis, I expect gold to head higher.
If I'm somebody with a 401k and my employer only gives me 12 ETFs to choose from, did I choose to invest a portion of my retirement in an individual stock I have no control over?
Bro you’re making me feel a lot better about buying RR in 2020 for about 90, watching it collapse to 38 and then thinking “thank fuck” when I got out at even. It’s 15x since then.
i have no sources, but i feel like these tech companies are feeling the inflation of engineering salaries and is using AI cap ex as a scape goat to lay off as much engineers as possible. more engineers fighting for the same job, lower salaries, then they can buy back in once industry salaries have been taken down a few notches. Feels like in the past SEC or some labor/employment unions would have sued but not in this day or age