Gold vs JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth 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 JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio obtained a 8.66% compound annual return, with a 11.60% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
Risk Very High High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 75%
Fixed Income 0% 25%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +8.66%
Std Dev 15.53% 11.60%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -38.53%

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
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio +0.04 +2.31 +1.04 +7.85 +9.02 +8.66 +8.22
(*) 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).

JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 12087.36$, with a total return of 1108.74% (8.66% 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).

JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 169326911.36$, with a total return of 16932591.14% (8.22% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-38.53% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999
-30.50% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-22.24% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-15.46% Feb 2020 Mar 2020
-13.02% Jul 1998 Aug 1998
-12.27% May 2011 Sep 2011
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-10.58% Oct 2018 Dec 2018
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-6.83% Feb 1994 Jun 1994
-6.60% Jun 2015 Sep 2015
-6.51% Apr 2000 May 2000
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-72.36% Sep 1929 May 1932
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-39.03% Mar 1937 Mar 1938
-38.53% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-34.54% Jan 1973 Sep 1974
-30.50% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.84% Apr 1876 Jun 1877
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-23.27% Sep 1987 Nov 1987
-23.08% Dec 1968 Jun 1970
-22.56% Oct 1906 Nov 1907
-22.24% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973
-20.33% Feb 1893 Aug 1893
-20.28% Oct 1902 Oct 1903
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970

Yearly Returns

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

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Year Gold Portfolio JL Collins Simple Path to Wealth Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +7.20%
2022
-0.77% -17.91%
2021
-4.15% +18.79%
2020
+24.81% +17.70%
2019
+17.86% +25.21%
2018
-1.94% -3.94%
2017
+12.81% +16.80%
2016
+8.03% +10.25%
2015
-10.67% +0.41%
2014
-2.19% +10.86%
2013
-28.33% +24.56%
2012
+6.60% +13.13%
2011
+9.57% +2.71%
2010
+29.27% +14.62%
2009
+24.03% +22.58%
2008
+4.92% -26.02%
2007
+30.45% +5.76%
2006
+22.55% +12.84%
2005
+17.76% +5.33%
2004
+4.65% +10.65%
2003
+19.89% +24.06%
2002
+25.57% -13.29%
2001
+0.75% -6.12%
2000
-5.44% -5.08%
1999
+0.85% +17.67%
1998
-0.83% +19.59%
1997
-21.41% +25.61%
1996
-4.59% +16.62%
1995
+0.98% +31.38%
1994
-2.17% -0.79%
1993
+17.68% +10.39%
1992
-5.73% +8.62%
1991
-8.56% +28.11%
1990
-3.11% -2.40%
1989
-2.84% +24.50%
1988
-15.26% +14.83%
1987
+24.53% +2.34%
1986
+18.96% +14.71%
1985
+6.00% +29.02%
1984
-19.38% +5.39%
1983
-16.31% +18.30%
1982
+14.94% +23.16%
1981
-32.60% -0.76%
1980
+15.19% +25.59%
1979
+126.55% +19.52%
1978
+37.01% +6.63%
1977
+22.64% -2.26%
1976
-4.10% +23.29%
1975
-24.80% +30.20%
1974
+66.15% -19.44%
1973
+72.96% -12.52%
1972
+49.02% +13.90%
1971
+16.70% +15.59%
1970
+6.16% +7.90%
1969
-16.07% -8.24%
1968
+18.16% +10.76%
1967
+0.28% +20.41%
1966
-0.28% -5.30%
1965
+0.42% +10.83%
1964
+0.28% +13.27%
1963
-0.28% +16.27%
1962
-0.42% -5.79%
1961
-2.74% +20.54%
1960
+3.55% +3.95%
1959
+0.00% +9.16%
1958
+0.00% +32.90%
1957
+0.14% -5.31%
1956
+0.14% +5.99%
1955
-0.28% +19.10%
1954
-0.70% +38.65%
1953
-8.27% +1.41%
1952
-3.25% +10.77%
1951
-0.62% +15.57%
1950
-0.62% +22.71%
1949
-3.57% +16.07%
1948
-2.33% +2.42%
1947
+12.42% +2.77%
1946
+2.68% -4.52%
1945
+2.76% +29.94%
1944
-0.68% +16.49%
1943
+2.82% +21.54%
1942
+0.00% +12.87%
1941
+2.90% -7.01%
1940
-1.43% -4.30%
1939
+0.00% +2.53%
1938
+0.00% +22.38%
1937
+0.00% -25.67%
1936
+0.00% +26.37%
1935
+0.00% +35.70%
1934
+8.29% +3.55%
1933
+56.36% +43.64%
1932
+0.00% -3.42%
1931
+0.00% -33.61%
1930
+0.00% -19.33%
1929
+0.00% -7.41%
1928
+0.00% +28.78%
1927
+0.00% +26.32%
1926
+0.00% +9.77%
1925
+0.00% +20.13%
1924
+0.00% +22.24%
1923
+0.00% +4.96%
1922
+0.00% +23.16%
1921
+0.00% +10.85%
1920
+0.00% -10.45%
1919
+0.00% +15.27%
1918
+0.00% +14.77%
1917
+0.00% -14.41%
1916
+0.00% +6.95%
1915
+0.00% +24.93%
1914
+0.00% -2.47%
1913
+0.00% -2.61%
1912
+0.00% +5.73%
1911
+0.00% +3.63%
1910
+0.00% -1.54%
1909
+0.00% +12.43%
1908
+0.00% +32.43%
1907
+0.00% -18.25%
1906
+0.00% +0.63%
1905
+0.00% +16.09%
1904
+0.00% +25.55%
1903
+0.00% -12.31%
1902
+0.00% +6.41%
1901
+0.00% +15.01%
1900
+0.00% +16.53%
1899
+0.00% +2.63%
1898
+0.00% +23.09%
1897
+0.00% +16.69%
1896
+0.00% +3.42%
1895
+0.00% +3.72%
1894
+0.00% +4.21%
1893
+0.00% -12.95%
1892
+0.00% +5.09%
1891
+0.00% +15.48%
1890
+0.00% -4.34%
1889
+0.00% +5.90%
1888
+0.00% +3.83%
1887
+0.00% -0.16%
1886
+0.00% +9.13%
1885
+0.00% +23.82%
1884
+0.00% -8.30%
1883
+0.00% -3.07%
1882
+0.00% +3.46%
1881
+0.00% +1.01%
1880
+0.00% +21.20%
1879
-0.10% +37.70%
1878
-2.64% +13.81%
1877
-4.71% +0.08%
1876
-5.27% -8.84%
1875
+1.95% +5.63%
1874
+1.54% +6.93%
1873
-1.94% -0.84%
1872
+2.66% +8.79%
1871
-1.27% +12.38%