You bring up some good points. I assume most people that buy physical, leave it for the kids. And at that point, they get a new higher cost basis. Re real estate? I always figured you can’t really own it, because you have a tax landlord that you can’t argue with, that raises the taxes lock step with inflation.
Thanks for your concern. But I never bought the highs in AG. I’ve had it for a very long time down but not too much. My best play was AGI, and I’m still in the money on that one.