Just from talking to people I know and reading what I guess would be considered 'mainstream' financial news, I've noticed that most people generally seem to think:
1. The S&P500 or any of the large equity ETF'S (QQQ, VTI, etc...) are pretty much the best bet for long term investing and will almost certainly go up over time.
2. Gold is in a short term bubble and is not a sound long term investment. Gold will almost certainly go down over time.
Where do you guys fall on these opinions? Why? Thanks so much for your thoughts!