The golden truth: Bonds appear ‘riskier’ than stock

By Saikat Das and Ashok BhattacharjeeMumbai: Barrick Gold Corp. isn’t either Apple or Microsoft, and not many had heard about the Canadian miner until about a couple of weeks ago. Since then, a routine Berkshire Hathaway filing on its quarterly stock holdings has seemingly transformed this Toronto-based company into a glittering ambassador for gold as a fail-safe investment globally.But is gold really a better inflation hedge than common stock?