Gold vs Stocks/Bonds 40/60 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 Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio obtained a 6.84% compound annual return, with a 6.83% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio
Risk Very High Medium
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 40%
Fixed Income 0% 60%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +6.84%
Std Dev 15.53% 6.83%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -19.17%

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
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio -0.51 +2.03 -0.54 +4.68 +5.55 +6.84 +6.71
(*) 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).

Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 7272.57$, with a total return of 627.26% (6.84% 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).

Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 19918566.83$, with a total return of 1991756.68% (6.71% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 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
-19.17% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-18.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.59% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-8.09% Feb 2020 Mar 2020
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011
-6.25% Jul 1998 Aug 1998
-5.98% Feb 1994 Jun 1994
-5.36% Sep 2018 Dec 2018
-5.22% Jun 2009 Jun 2009
-5.09% Jul 2010 Jul 2010
-4.90% Jan 2004 Feb 2004

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-43.68% Sep 1929 May 1932
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-21.33% Mar 1937 Mar 1938
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970
-19.17% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-18.63% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-18.25% Jan 1948 Jan 1955
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-17.04% Jan 1973 Sep 1974
-16.62% Apr 1974 Jun 1974
-13.08% Sep 1987 Nov 1987
-12.84% Dec 1968 Jun 1970
-12.20% Jan 1876 Jan 1879
-11.62% Oct 1906 Nov 1907

Yearly Returns

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

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Year Gold Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +4.96%
2022
-0.77% -15.67%
2021
-4.15% +9.15%
2020
+24.81% +13.04%
2019
+17.86% +17.57%
2018
-1.94% -2.15%
2017
+12.81% +10.63%
2016
+8.03% +6.64%
2015
-10.67% +0.48%
2014
-2.19% +8.51%
2013
-28.33% +12.12%
2012
+6.60% +8.47%
2011
+9.57% +5.14%
2010
+29.27% +10.69%
2009
+24.03% +13.74%
2008
+4.92% -10.67%
2007
+30.45% +6.30%
2006
+22.55% +8.84%
2005
+17.76% +3.96%
2004
+4.65% +7.66%
2003
+19.89% +14.68%
2002
+25.57% -3.23%
2001
+0.75% +0.67%
2000
-5.44% +2.61%
1999
+0.85% +9.07%
1998
-0.83% +14.45%
1997
-21.41% +18.06%
1996
-4.59% +10.53%
1995
+0.98% +25.22%
1994
-2.17% -1.66%
1993
+17.68% +10.06%
1992
-5.73% +7.93%
1991
-8.56% +22.10%
1990
-3.11% +2.76%
1989
-2.84% +19.43%
1988
-15.26% +11.34%
1987
+24.53% +1.97%
1986
+18.96% +14.89%
1985
+6.00% +25.86%
1984
-19.38% +9.88%
1983
-16.31% +12.20%
1982
+14.94% +26.88%
1981
-32.60% +3.99%
1980
+15.19% +14.99%
1979
+126.55% +12.91%
1978
+37.01% +4.07%
1977
+22.64% -0.72%
1976
-4.10% +18.84%
1975
-24.80% +19.54%
1974
+66.15% -7.71%
1973
+72.96% -4.59%
1972
+49.02% +8.68%
1971
+16.70% +12.75%
1970
+6.16% +12.26%
1969
-16.07% -5.38%
1968
+18.16% +7.09%
1967
+0.28% +10.63%
1966
-0.28% -0.51%
1965
+0.42% +6.11%
1964
+0.28% +8.90%
1963
-0.28% +9.44%
1962
-0.42% -0.42%
1961
-2.74% +11.57%
1960
+3.55% +8.19%
1959
+0.00% +4.09%
1958
+0.00% +16.24%
1957
+0.14% +1.17%
1956
+0.14% +2.47%
1955
-0.28% +9.83%
1954
-0.70% +21.93%
1953
-8.27% +2.45%
1952
-3.25% +6.80%
1951
-0.62% +8.33%
1950
-0.62% +12.06%
1949
-3.57% +10.62%
1948
-2.33% +2.50%
1947
+12.42% +1.27%
1946
+2.68% -2.08%
1945
+2.76% +18.36%
1944
-0.68% +9.86%
1943
+2.82% +12.64%
1942
+0.00% +7.47%
1941
+2.90% -2.69%
1940
-1.43% -0.28%
1939
+0.00% +2.79%
1938
+0.00% +13.98%
1937
+0.00% -12.81%
1936
+0.00% +16.17%
1935
+0.00% +20.86%
1934
+8.29% +5.30%
1933
+56.36% +24.67%
1932
+0.00% +3.90%
1931
+0.00% -18.89%
1930
+0.00% -6.69%
1929
+0.00% -1.97%
1928
+0.00% +14.91%
1927
+0.00% +16.51%
1926
+0.00% +7.41%
1925
+0.00% +12.21%
1924
+0.00% +15.54%
1923
+0.00% +4.38%
1922
+0.00% +14.92%
1921
+0.00% +11.92%
1920
+0.00% -5.48%
1919
+0.00% +9.18%
1918
+0.00% +10.02%
1917
+0.00% -8.47%
1916
+0.00% +5.41%
1915
+0.00% +16.21%
1914
+0.00% +1.71%
1913
+0.00% +0.41%
1912
+0.00% +3.79%
1911
+0.00% +3.85%
1910
+0.00% +1.13%
1909
+0.00% +7.30%
1908
+0.00% +22.62%
1907
+0.00% -9.88%
1906
+0.00% +0.68%
1905
+0.00% +8.89%
1904
+0.00% +16.35%
1903
+0.00% -5.56%
1902
+0.00% +3.88%
1901
+0.00% +8.86%
1900
+0.00% +10.62%
1899
+0.00% +1.22%
1898
+0.00% +14.49%
1897
+0.00% +11.63%
1896
+0.00% +3.73%
1895
+0.00% +2.01%
1894
+0.00% +5.09%
1893
+0.00% -4.70%
1892
+0.00% +3.70%
1891
+0.00% +10.78%
1890
+0.00% -1.74%
1889
+0.00% +4.31%
1888
+0.00% +4.61%
1887
+0.00% +0.60%
1886
+0.00% +5.22%
1885
+0.00% +15.19%
1884
+0.00% -2.59%
1883
+0.00% +0.38%
1882
+0.00% +3.29%
1881
+0.00% +2.17%
1880
+0.00% +13.77%
1879
-0.10% +21.48%
1878
-2.64% +10.38%
1877
-4.71% +1.75%
1876
-5.27% -1.36%
1875
+1.95% +6.03%
1874
+1.54% +10.10%
1873
-1.94% +1.53%
1872
+2.66% +5.54%
1871
-1.27% +7.90%