Gold vs Stocks/Bonds 60/40 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 60/40 Portfolio obtained a 7.93% compound annual return, with a 9.46% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Gold Portfolio Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio
Risk Very High High
Asset Allocation Stocks 0% 60%
Fixed Income 0% 40%
Commodities 100% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +5.37% +7.93%
Std Dev 15.53% 9.46%
Max Drawdown -42.91% -30.55%

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 60/40 Portfolio -0.19 +2.20 +0.36 +6.52 +7.55 +7.93 +7.62
(*) 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 60/40 Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since June 1993, now would be worth 9869.65$, with a total return of 886.96% (7.93% 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 60/40 Portfolio: an investment of 1000$, since January 1871, now would be worth 72870106.13$, with a total return of 7286910.61% (7.62% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since May 1993.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-37.17% Feb 1996 Aug 1999
-30.55% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-21.56% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-20.69% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-12.29% Feb 2020 Mar 2020
-11.51% Aug 1993 Sep 1993
-10.18% Jul 1998 Aug 1998
-9.00% May 2011 Sep 2011
-8.64% Dec 2004 May 2005
-8.63% May 2006 Sep 2006
-8.38% Sep 2018 Dec 2018
-8.37% Dec 2009 Jan 2010
-8.31% Apr 2004 Apr 2004
-6.47% Feb 1994 Jun 1994
-6.38% Jan 2011 Jan 2011
-5.35% Apr 2000 May 2000
-5.24% Jun 2015 Sep 2015

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Gold Portfolio
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Portfolio
Drawdown Start Bottom Drawdown Start Bottom
-62.03% Sep 1929 May 1932
-61.78% Oct 1980 Aug 1999
-44.24% Jan 1975 Aug 1976
-42.91% Sep 2011 Dec 2015
-31.73% Mar 1937 Mar 1938
-30.55% Nov 2007 Feb 2009
-27.28% Jan 1973 Sep 1974
-25.83% Mar 2008 Oct 2008
-24.27% Feb 1980 Mar 1980
-21.56% Sep 2000 Sep 2002
-20.69% Jan 2022 Sep 2022
-20.49% Jul 1973 Oct 1973
-20.28% Nov 1978 Nov 1978
-19.77% May 1969 Jan 1970
-19.17% Sep 1987 Nov 1987
-18.96% Apr 1876 Jun 1877
-18.76% Dec 1968 Jun 1970
-18.25% Jan 1948 Jan 1955
-18.08% Aug 2020 Oct 2022
-17.90% 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 60/40 Portfolio
2023
+7.47% +6.24%
2022
-0.77% -16.95%
2021
-4.15% +14.66%
2020
+24.81% +15.70%
2019
+17.86% +21.94%
2018
-1.94% -3.17%
2017
+12.81% +14.15%
2016
+8.03% +8.71%
2015
-10.67% +0.44%
2014
-2.19% +9.85%
2013
-28.33% +19.23%
2012
+6.60% +11.13%
2011
+9.57% +3.75%
2010
+29.27% +12.93%
2009
+24.03% +18.79%
2008
+4.92% -19.44%
2007
+30.45% +5.99%
2006
+22.55% +11.12%
2005
+17.76% +4.74%
2004
+4.65% +9.37%
2003
+19.89% +20.04%
2002
+25.57% -8.98%
2001
+0.75% -3.21%
2000
-5.44% -1.79%
1999
+0.85% +13.98%
1998
-0.83% +17.39%
1997
-21.41% +22.37%
1996
-4.59% +14.01%
1995
+0.98% +28.74%
1994
-2.17% -1.16%
1993
+17.68% +10.25%
1992
-5.73% +8.32%
1991
-8.56% +25.53%
1990
-3.11% -0.19%
1989
-2.84% +22.33%
1988
-15.26% +13.33%
1987
+24.53% +2.18%
1986
+18.96% +14.79%
1985
+6.00% +27.66%
1984
-19.38% +7.32%
1983
-16.31% +15.69%
1982
+14.94% +24.75%
1981
-32.60% +1.27%
1980
+15.19% +21.05%
1979
+126.55% +16.69%
1978
+37.01% +5.53%
1977
+22.64% -1.60%
1976
-4.10% +21.38%
1975
-24.80% +25.64%
1974
+66.15% -14.41%
1973
+72.96% -9.12%
1972
+49.02% +11.66%
1971
+16.70% +14.37%
1970
+6.16% +9.77%
1969
-16.07% -7.02%
1968
+18.16% +9.19%
1967
+0.28% +16.22%
1966
-0.28% -3.25%
1965
+0.42% +8.81%
1964
+0.28% +11.40%
1963
-0.28% +13.34%
1962
-0.42% -3.49%
1961
-2.74% +16.69%
1960
+3.55% +5.77%
1959
+0.00% +6.99%
1958
+0.00% +25.76%
1957
+0.14% -2.53%
1956
+0.14% +4.48%
1955
-0.28% +15.12%
1954
-0.70% +31.48%
1953
-8.27% +1.85%
1952
-3.25% +9.07%
1951
-0.62% +12.47%
1950
-0.62% +18.15%
1949
-3.57% +13.74%
1948
-2.33% +2.46%
1947
+12.42% +2.12%
1946
+2.68% -3.48%
1945
+2.76% +24.98%
1944
-0.68% +13.65%
1943
+2.82% +17.73%
1942
+0.00% +10.55%
1941
+2.90% -5.16%
1940
-1.43% -2.58%
1939
+0.00% +2.64%
1938
+0.00% +18.78%
1937
+0.00% -20.16%
1936
+0.00% +22.00%
1935
+0.00% +29.34%
1934
+8.29% +4.30%
1933
+56.36% +35.51%
1932
+0.00% -0.28%
1931
+0.00% -27.30%
1930
+0.00% -13.91%
1929
+0.00% -5.08%
1928
+0.00% +22.84%
1927
+0.00% +22.12%
1926
+0.00% +8.76%
1925
+0.00% +16.74%
1924
+0.00% +19.37%
1923
+0.00% +4.71%
1922
+0.00% +19.63%
1921
+0.00% +11.31%
1920
+0.00% -8.32%
1919
+0.00% +12.66%
1918
+0.00% +12.74%
1917
+0.00% -11.87%
1916
+0.00% +6.29%
1915
+0.00% +21.19%
1914
+0.00% -0.68%
1913
+0.00% -1.31%
1912
+0.00% +4.90%
1911
+0.00% +3.72%
1910
+0.00% -0.39%
1909
+0.00% +10.23%
1908
+0.00% +28.22%
1907
+0.00% -14.66%
1906
+0.00% +0.65%
1905
+0.00% +13.00%
1904
+0.00% +21.60%
1903
+0.00% -9.42%
1902
+0.00% +5.32%
1901
+0.00% +12.37%
1900
+0.00% +14.00%
1899
+0.00% +2.03%
1898
+0.00% +19.40%
1897
+0.00% +14.52%
1896
+0.00% +3.55%
1895
+0.00% +2.99%
1894
+0.00% +4.58%
1893
+0.00% -9.41%
1892
+0.00% +4.50%
1891
+0.00% +13.47%
1890
+0.00% -3.23%
1889
+0.00% +5.21%
1888
+0.00% +4.16%
1887
+0.00% +0.17%
1886
+0.00% +7.45%
1885
+0.00% +20.12%
1884
+0.00% -5.85%
1883
+0.00% -1.59%
1882
+0.00% +3.39%
1881
+0.00% +1.51%
1880
+0.00% +18.01%
1879
-0.10% +30.75%
1878
-2.64% +12.34%
1877
-4.71% +0.79%
1876
-5.27% -5.64%
1875
+1.95% +5.80%
1874
+1.54% +8.29%
1873
-1.94% +0.18%
1872
+2.66% +7.40%
1871
-1.27% +10.46%