- At the end of every year, I find that it is important to review the total returns of five major investment categories.
- Stocks have delivered an 87.11% total return, leading the major asset classes.
- However, precious metals have outperformed, driven by record commodity performance.
- Bonds and cryptocurrency have been negative. What will the new year bring?
Every year at this time, I like to look back and see what the long-term, 5-year investment return was for the five major investment categories: stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, and crypto. I chose five exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are representative of each category.
