You have an extremely short memory (kinda like brandon).

Here is a list showing the "performance" of widely held FAANG stocks since Jan 1, 2022.
"Abysmal" would be the correct description of what you see.

2022 Full Year LOSSES ranged from -26% to -64%, with NASDAQ doing -33%.
Since then, all of these stocks and the IXIC are still down dramatically, with the leader (AAPL aka China proponent) ONLY down 13%.

Contrary to your cheerleading efforts, brandon IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF IT, if for no other reason than he's the crazy guy in charge.
He owns it but refuses to acknowledge it.

The good news for him is that he has loyal stooges like you that will proclaim "White is Black", "Yes is No", "True is False" when the dog whistle blows.

How's this for "ROCKIN'":
Horrible WAR in Ukraine that we actually FUND. You know, a ""MINOR" incursion is OK. And tanks will lead to WW III, so let's send in the tanks.

PURPOSEFUL DISSOLUTION of our Southern border to import "future voters", human trafficking, and loads of Fentanyl that kills THOUSANDS of people EACH and EVERY DAY. And pretending it's NOT A PROBLEM.

Runaway inflation caused by DEFICIT SPENDING and the demonization of the oil industry, you know, the fuel that powers the economy?

Promoting alternate lifestyle (aka Mentally Ill) people to key positions with NO REGARD to actual qualifications.

Demonization of the term "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" as if that is akin to his mantra "SOCIALISM IS WAY BETTER THAN CAPITALISM). In other words, intentionally piss off 50% of American citizens claiming yourself to be a "UNIFIER"

This guy is a slow motion trainwreck.
If you're unable to see it you're worse than he is.
And that's pretty BAD.

I've invested in gold and silver in the past. I've been at this stuff since the late 1970s. You've gotten lucky with gold. Gold has some industrial and jewelry uses, but as an investment it is simply speculation that pays off when governments do what Biden did and debase their currency. Your timing with gold was good, but I think that is over.

As I said, this ain't my first rodeo. What I know I learned the hard way. Precious metals did well during the high inflation Carter years. Once Reagan had tamed inflation in the 1980s, stocks and real estate became much better. Long term, stocks out perform every other investment. Joflation is still way too high, but it is decelerating. That generally means precious metals are at their peak or will soon peak.

This is the time for you to get out of gold and get back into cash. I think we are in the very early stages of a bull stock market. Long term it will go up from here, but in the short term it will have some severe down days. If you moved into cash, you could buy stocks on the bad days, and get them on the cheap. Take your time. Put your cash into interest bearing instruments. After decades cash is finally able to earn something, but slowly over the next 2 years get your cash into stocks.

Do not let all of that wealth you've achieved turn into dust as the price of gold inevitably goes back down.