[andjones]

Gold per ounce

1968 $39.31 2012 $1,750.00 (current price give or take)

http://www.nma.org/pdf/gold/his_gold_prices.pdf

Berkshire Hathaway one share

1968 $36.00 2012 $118,000.00 (current price give or take)

http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/04/02/a-look-at-berkshir...

Which would you rather invest in?

[brown9-2]

Comparing the price-change in gold to the price-change in just one stock is cherry-picking the data, no matter how correct your main argument is.