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Perhaps Gold should be on the front page, as it is always mentioned as a supposed inflation hedge.

also https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-asset-class-all... has stock data back to 1971, it would be nice to go back that far.



Here's an example link: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-asset-class-all...

If you scroll down, under the "Portfolio Growth" chart, you can check "inflation adjusted" to get a common start, something TFA doesn't have.


While it's not a security and summarizing its returns is more complex, it would also be interesting to see "home ownership."


Wondering whether the Case-Shiller index would be good for this. The problem with RE is broad heterogeneity.




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