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Gallup/Justin MacCarthy/4-24-2020
“Roughly one in six Americans view savings accounts or CDs (17%) and gold (16%) as the best long-term investment. Gold finished first in 2011 and 2012, a time when real estate was seen as risky after the subprime mortgage crisis.”
USAGOLD note: These numbers take into account the effects of the coronavirus on investor attitudes. Real Estate usually ranks one or two in Gallup’s long-term investment poll. Stocks, CD’s and gold are tightly packed at present in the two, three, and four positions respectively.