REALLY Real returns

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REALLY Real returns

Post by ppnewbie » Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:59 pm

I wonder what compounded returns would be be if they were adjusted for gold instead of inflation. I did a quick test and it seems that you get about about a 3 percent compounded annual growth rate bonus from VTI vs GLD. The reason I was thinking this is that I recall hearing that Meb Faber was essentially saying most strategies end up giving you a small advantage / disadvantage but also don't matter much. Just pick one and stick with it. And then Tyler came out with a blog post saying savings rate is what really mattered not the approach.

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