More comments about that chart:
It ends with December 2013. 2014/2015 was a great period for large caps. So move the S&P 500 to the left. Hedge funds have had another bad period... so move them to the right. It's been a terrible time to be a billionaire hedge fund guy (LOL!)
I was surprised to see REITs rank so high. I wonder whether the chart properly accounts for survivorship bias.
Notice how poorly house prices have done which agrees with my view that they're poor investments in most locations. OTOH most homes are bought "on margin" which helps the investment return. Home prices have done better lately.
Over the decades I've seen tons of similar charts covering different slices of time. Some used to include collectibles such as rare stamps, coins, cars and art. This chart starts in 1993, just before the Dot Com crap. Many newbies came into the market a few years later and got killed. The choice of 1993 as a starting date makes Fidelity's products (mostly stock funds) look better.
The S&P 500 always ranks well in any longterm study.
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