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by JumpCrisscross 749 days ago
Down 17% in nominal terms over the last 10 years [1]. Add the 32% the dollar has lost in that period [2], and you’re looking at a 50% drop in purchasing power.

You’d have done much better in Treasuries [3].

[1] https://www.paulzimnisky.com/roughdiamondindex

[2] https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

[3] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REAINTRATREARAT10Y