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justincormack on Nov 23, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin Is More Expensive to Keep Safe Than Gold

You don't have any trucks involved when you buy gold, just some entries in a ledger changed. Some gold funds buy futures not physical gold too.

EugeneAZ on Nov 23, 2017 [–]

People also buy shares which don't give them substantial dividends. Many wrong things are overvalued nowadays. See my comments.

sambe on Nov 23, 2017 | [–]

Why would one care about whether a dividend is paid? Tax treatment?

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