This 6-pillar curriculum teaches the basic literacy we need to be personally and financially successful and to do so in a manner in which together we evolve a culture that supports the emergence of an advanced human civilization.
In the end as an investor, it’s all about the scoreboard. For those who aren’t traders, allocation to the correct asset classes is critical to long-term returns. Following are the returns for the S&P 500, the U.S. Dollar (using the Dollar Index as a proxy), Commodities (using the Continuous Commodity Index [$CCI] as a proxy) and Gold. These returns ignore dividends, yields, and expenses, which are important concepts over the long-term and make this a less than ideal comparison. You can plug in whatever figures you think are appropriate and make your own comparison(s) if you’re so inclined.
