Not too shabby!
Gold has increased +669% in the last 40 years (gross), doing better than inflation (328%), cash (535%), and housing (598%).
The figures for 2001-2011 show that gold has increased by 537%, which is an impressive figure, especially when compared to the stock market, which has only given an increase of 7% over the same period.
Gold has consistently ranked in the top 3 best assets since 2000