Budget+: Gold, silver and stocks – This is how returns change with time

If you’ve been watching prices lately, it feels like gold and silver can’t lose — while stocks look … a bit underwhelming in comparison. One-year returns make metals look like the smartest place to be, and it’s easy to see why. But zoom out just a little, change how you measure returns, or stretch the timeline, and the story starts to shift. Timing matters, and what looks like the “best investment” depends a lot on when you start counting.