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>>53473758
>S&P 500
>Adjusted for inflation, the 100-year average return (including dividends) is 7.223%.
>Adjusted for inflation, the 50-year average return (including dividends) is 6.102%.
>Adjusted for inflation, the 30-year average return (including dividends) is 7.076%.
>Adjusted for inflation, the 20-year average return (including dividends) is 6.932%.
>Adjusted for inflation, the 10-year average return (including dividends) is 9.181%.
>Adjusted for inflation, the 5-year average return (including dividends) is 6.077%.
>Gold has not fared as well. Since 1975 the annualized yearly return is 5.6%. Adjusted for inflation, that is a little over 1.6% per year. Silver is less than 5% since 1970, and has about a 1% yearly return factoring for inflation.
>Government bonds are a staple in many investment portfolios. Since 1926, these bonds have averaged returns between 5% and 6% per year. High-quality corporate bonds tend to pay 0.5% to 1% per year higher than this.
No I will not reply further because I don't like wasting my time, you've not made a conclusive argument as to why 1.6% is better that 6%.
Also here's an S&P 500 graph since you love muh % changes.