In our mission Gold versus Stock Market, we asked readers to compare how $100 invested from the time of their grandparents would have fared today. Here are some of the cool responses. See the trend in which one did better over a long time?
| Name | Year grandparent born in | Price of Gold in that year | DJIA in that year | Value of your investment today if your grandparent had invested in gold | Value of your investment today if your grandparent had invested in the DJIA | Which investment did better? |
| Bassel (Age 12) Mississauga | 1928 | 20.67 | 301.61 | $6,197.62 | $6,591.62 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Erind (Age 10) Toronto | 1953 | 35.50 | 295.06 | 3611.01 | $6,791.37 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
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Hussein (Age 13) Oakville |
1927 | 20.67 | 300.61 | $6,197 | $6,591 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Ryder (Age 10) Toronto | 1951 | 40 | 277.1 | $3,201.25 | $7,190 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Nikita (Age 10) Toronto | 1933 | 32.32 | 110.53 | $3,956.74 | $17,977 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Mirabella (Age 10) Toronto | 1936 | 35 | 189 | $1,280.50 | $3662.23 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Eve (Grade 5) Toronto | 1928 | $20.67 | 301.61 | $6,197.62 | $6,591.62 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Jackson (Grade 6) Toronto | 1934 | $35 | 111.93 | $3,662.23 | $17,777 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Evelyn (Grade 5) Toronto | 1936 | $35 | 189 | $5,291 | $10,586 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more |
| Suchitra The PHD Mom | 1949 | $40.50 | 200.91 | $3,162.84 | $9,987 | DJIA! Investing in the Stock Market would have made me more. |