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The full results are shown in the chart below.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F05\u002F20170510-STM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-35493\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F05\u002F20170510-STM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"Gallup: Real Estate is Best Long-Term Investment 4 Years Running | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nThe study makes it a point to draw attention to the contrast of the sentiment over the last four years compared to that of 2011-2012, when gold took the top slot with 34% of the votes. 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