Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.money From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Managing Your Money SMALL CHANGE Stocks and Stamps Beat Cropland Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 11:08:11 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Managing Your Money SMALL CHANGE Stocks and Stamps Beat Cropland Publication Date: Tuesday November 10, 1992 BYLINE: Stocks and fine paintings were the most effective way to beat inflation over the past 20 years. Farmers were among the big losers. Compound annual rates of return for various asset classes are shown below. Stocks: 11.5% Old Master: 11.1% Diamonds: 9.9% Stamps: 9.6% Chinese Ceramics: 9.6% Bonds: 9.3% Gold: 9.2% 3-Month Treasury Bills: 8.6% Oil: 8.5% Housing: 7.1% Consumer Price Index: 6.3% U.S. Farmland: 5.9% Silver: 4.5% Foreign Exchange: 4.0% Source: Salmon Bros. Annual Asset Survey This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM