Long description

The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 100 dollars in increments of 10 and horizontal axis lists dates from 1970 to 2015 in 5-year increments.

The compound annual returns shown in the graph are as follows:

REITs: 10.89 percent

U.S. Equities: 9.50 percent

Gold: 4.08 percent

Inflation: 1.87 percent

The data shown in the graph is given in the following table. The values given are approximate.

Year Growth
U.S. Equities REITs Gold Inflation
1995 1 1 1 1
2000 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.8
2005 1.2 1 5.25 3.1
2010 1.32 2.5 5 3.8
2015 1.48 2.32 8.77 6.73

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