Following our theme of reviewing asset class returns over the years and the importance of diversification, the following is another chart showing the annual returns and average returns from 2006 to 2020. Commodities have never been the best performer since 2006. Similarly the best return for emerging equities was all the way back in 2009 when it topped over 79%. Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 emerging markets were mostly average or poor performers.

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Note: The returns shown above are price returns (i.e. excluding dividends)

Source: Boyd Wealth Management