Gold vs Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio Comparison

Last Update: 31 May 2023

The Gold Portfolio obtained a 5.37% compound annual return, with a 15.53% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio obtained a 6.48% compound annual return, with a 5.42% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Risk Very High Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 30%
Fixed Income 0% 60%
Commodities 100% 10%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +6.48%
Std Dev 15.53% 5.42%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -14.72%

Last Update: 31 May 2023

Historical Returns as of May 31, 2023

Comparison period starts from January 1871

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 30Y(*) MAX(*)
Gold Portfolio -1.34 +10.62 +6.53 +8.17 +3.13 +5.37 +2.91
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio -0.55 +2.96 +0.60 +4.60 +4.55 +6.48 +6.16
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized

Capital Growth as of May 31, 2023

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 4803.84$, with a total return of 380.38% (5.37% annualized).

Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 6586.30$, with a total return of 558.63% (6.48% annualized).

Gold Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 79365.17$, with a total return of 7836.52% (2.91% annualized).

Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 9006984.46$, with a total return of 900598.45% (6.16% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-14.72% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-10.15% Mar 2008 Feb 2009
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011
-5.63% Feb 1994 Jun 1994
-5.22% Jun 2009 Jun 2009
-5.09% Jul 2010 Jul 2010
-4.90% Jan 2004 Feb 2004
-4.42% Jul 1998 Aug 1998
-4.20% May 2007 Jun 2007
-4.18% May 2011 Jun 2011
-3.94% Feb 2001 Mar 2001

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-33.15% Sep 1929 May 1932
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970
-18.25% Jan 1948 Jan 1955
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-16.62% Apr 1974 Jun 1974
-16.03% Mar 1937 Mar 1938
-14.72% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-12.20% Jan 1876 Jan 1879
-11.08% May 1969 May 1970
-10.61% Mar 1974 Sep 1974
-10.15% Mar 2008 Feb 2009
-9.99% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-9.36% Aug 1895 Aug 1896

Yearly Returns

Yearly return comparison. Common historical serie start from January 1871.

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Year Gold Portfolio Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +4.74%
2022
-0.77% -11.64%
2021
-4.15% +5.76%
2020
+24.81% +12.96%
2019
+17.86% +14.41%
2018
-1.94% -0.94%
2017
+12.81% +8.38%
2016
+8.03% +5.39%
2015
-10.67% +0.02%
2014
-2.19% +5.45%
2013
-28.33% +6.10%
2012
+6.60% +6.70%
2011
+9.57% +6.23%
2010
+29.27% +11.95%
2009
+24.03% +10.05%
2008
+4.92% -2.92%
2007
+30.45% +10.64%
2006
+22.55% +8.85%
2005
+17.76% +5.06%
2004
+4.65% +6.34%
2003
+19.89% +12.64%
2002
+25.57% +4.90%
2001
+0.75% +1.31%
2000
-5.44% +4.70%
1999
+0.85% +5.12%
1998
-0.83% +13.26%
1997
-21.41% +12.53%
1996
-4.59% +6.98%
1995
+0.98% +23.10%
1994
-2.17% -2.86%
1993
+17.68% +11.81%
1992
-5.73% +6.83%
1991
-8.56% +18.44%
1990
-3.11% +3.54%
1989
-2.84% +16.86%
1988
-15.26% +6.82%
1987
+24.53% +4.17%
1986
+18.96% +15.33%
1985
+6.00% +23.33%
1984
-19.38% +7.73%
1983
-16.31% +8.30%
1982
+14.94% +26.32%
1981
-32.60% +1.14%
1980
+15.19% +13.20%
1979
+126.55% +23.14%
1978
+37.01% +6.93%
1977
+22.64% +1.88%
1976
-4.10% +15.78%
1975
-24.80% +13.28%
1974
+66.15% +1.69%
1973
+72.96% +4.52%
1972
+49.02% +11.82%
1971
+16.70% +12.65%
1970
+6.16% +12.37%
1969
-16.07% -5.97%
1968
+18.16% +7.55%
1967
+0.28% +7.92%
1966
-0.28% +0.34%
1965
+0.42% +4.73%
1964
+0.28% +7.24%
1963
-0.28% +7.30%
1962
-0.42% +0.50%
1961
-2.74% +8.58%
1960
+3.55% +8.43%
1959
+0.00% +2.81%
1958
+0.00% +11.74%
1957
+0.14% +2.18%
1956
+0.14% +1.63%
1955
-0.28% +7.22%
1954
-0.70% +16.77%
1953
-8.27% +1.55%
1952
-3.25% +5.05%
1951
-0.62% +6.18%
1950
-0.62% +8.93%
1949
-3.57% +8.23%
1948
-2.33% +2.04%
1947
+12.42% +2.08%
1946
+2.68% -1.19%
1945
+2.76% +14.80%
1944
-0.68% +7.66%
1943
+2.82% +10.14%
1942
+0.00% +5.79%
1941
+2.90% -1.40%
1940
-1.43% +0.28%
1939
+0.00% +2.55%
1938
+0.00% +11.07%
1937
+0.00% -9.33%
1936
+0.00% +12.80%
1935
+0.00% +16.19%
1934
+8.29% +5.87%
1933
+56.36% +24.58%
1932
+0.00% +4.75%
1931
+0.00% -14.48%
1930
+0.00% -3.87%
1929
+0.00% -0.87%
1928
+0.00% +11.04%
1927
+0.00% +13.17%
1926
+0.00% +6.25%
1925
+0.00% +9.62%
1924
+0.00% +12.81%
1923
+0.00% +3.83%
1922
+0.00% +12.02%
1921
+0.00% +10.91%
1920
+0.00% -4.08%
1919
+0.00% +7.21%
1918
+0.00% +8.21%
1917
+0.00% -6.61%
1916
+0.00% +4.61%
1915
+0.00% +13.09%
1914
+0.00% +2.24%
1913
+0.00% +0.88%
1912
+0.00% +3.08%
1911
+0.00% +3.48%
1910
+0.00% +1.46%
1909
+0.00% +5.68%
1908
+0.00% +18.68%
1907
+0.00% -7.48%
1906
+0.00% +0.61%
1905
+0.00% +6.76%
1904
+0.00% +13.11%
1903
+0.00% -3.84%
1902
+0.00% +3.02%
1901
+0.00% +6.91%
1900
+0.00% +8.52%
1899
+0.00% +0.85%
1898
+0.00% +11.56%
1897
+0.00% +9.58%
1896
+0.00% +3.39%
1895
+0.00% +1.49%
1894
+0.00% +4.71%
1893
+0.00% -2.82%
1892
+0.00% +3.08%
1891
+0.00% +8.89%
1890
+0.00% -1.12%
1889
+0.00% +3.60%
1888
+0.00% +4.28%
1887
+0.00% +0.66%
1886
+0.00% +4.03%
1885
+0.00% +12.18%
1884
+0.00% -1.36%
1883
+0.00% +0.92%
1882
+0.00% +2.90%
1881
+0.00% +2.14%
1880
+0.00% +11.10%
1879
-0.10% +16.53%
1878
-2.64% +8.46%
1877
-4.71% +1.37%
1876
-5.27% -0.48%
1875
+1.95% +5.68%
1874
+1.54% +9.77%
1873
-1.94% +1.59%
1872
+2.66% +4.67%
1871
-1.27% +6.19%