RE:Barbarous relicYou sir.......are an IDIOT! You show up out of nowhere, spout your drivel and now you want to gloat because gold went down 6%. It is still above the previous all-time highs of 2011.
Why don't you just go bury the small wad of cash you have (i. e. your "retirement fund") in a mayo jar in your backyard. You can then have mental peace that you are out of the markets and gains and losses and OTHER INVESTORS' gains and losses will no longer be your concern or your worry.
Or, you can stay around and provide comic relief for the rest of us with your inane musings.