# Gold vs Stock Market Comparison Tool

> A free interactive tool comparing historical gold and S&P 500 stock market performance across multiple time periods (1Y, 5Y, 10Y, 20Y, 30Y, 50Y, 100Y, and custom ranges).

## What This Tool Does
- Displays normalized performance charts (base 100) for gold vs S&P 500
- Shows annualized returns, total returns, and volatility statistics
- Highlights major economic events on the chart timeline
- Provides downloadable PDF reports with custom date ranges
- Updates daily with live market data

## Key Data Points
- Gold prices based on London PM Fix
- S&P 500 includes dividends reinvested
- Data sources: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), S&P Dow Jones Indices, World Gold Council

## URL
https://goldvsstockmarket.lovable.app/

## Common Questions
- How has gold performed vs stocks over the last 10/20/50 years?
- When did gold outperform the stock market?
- What is the annualized return of gold vs S&P 500?
- How does gold perform during recessions and market crashes?