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Whats a good GOLD benchmark?

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:49 pm
by niki
If I buy the index 500 fund from vanguard, it is benchmarked against the S&P500; however, IAU its benchmarked against what? or is there a gold (coin) "index" I could look to see its performance or compare it against the S&P500 or how it hows performed in the last 60 years?

Re: Whats a good GOLD benchmark?

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:23 pm
by bronsuchecki
Gold is a 24hr over the counter market, so no central exchange you can get a price from. If you are looking for daily data over a long period of time, then use the London Fixes, which you can download from here http://www.perthmint.com.au/investment_ ... rices.aspx in one csv file.

Re: Whats a good GOLD benchmark?

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:38 pm
by niki
Thank you. The website was very helpful