Chart: Annual Returns of Various Asset Categories 1998 To 2012

The annual returns of various asset classes vary every year with no one investment category holding the top spot for best performance year after year. The colorful chart below clearly shows that the random pattern of performance.

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Returns of Various Investment Categories 1998-2012

 

 

Source: Vanguard’s Principles for Investing Success, Vanguard

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