This statistic presents the performance of different asset classes by decade from 1950 to 2019. In the first 8 years of this decade, U.S. large cap equities have earned a 14.3 percent return, making it the most profitable investment class in the 2010s.
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Citibank. (January 17, 2019). Performance of different asset classes by decade from 1950s to 2010s [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /statistics/959991/performance-of-different-asset-classes-by-decade/
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