Seemingly Ordinary

276. Gold is up 1,600% since 2000, while the stock market is up 450% since 2000.

Gold = 1,600% gain since 2000. Silver: about the same. The stock market is up 450%. If you had a $1,000 in 2000, you would have been better off putting it in metals, and ignoring the stock market completely. What does this mean?