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The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns - 2008 through 2017.

MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
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Our friends at Visual Capitalist published this last week. I like their presentation.

http://www.visualcapitalist.com/periodic-table-commodity-returns-2017/

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
–John Adams, 1826

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    MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭

    There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
    –John Adams, 1826
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    MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭

    Quite a contrast for commodities between the years 2008 and 2009 and again between the years 2015 and 2016/2017.

    There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
    –John Adams, 1826
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    hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love that chart. Everyone makes fun of Palladium but it seems to do really well.

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    bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @hchcoin said:
    I love that chart. Everyone makes fun of Palladium but it seems to do really well.

    The commodity is great , buying the coins and actually making money is something else entirely :D

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    hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good point

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    3stars3stars Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Chart is a mess to read!

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat chart.... Thanks for posting this... Cheers, RickO

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    3stars3stars Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So is there a chart that shows that if I started with $1000 in 2008 I'd have $x in 2017? What % changes in a year is great trivia, but there isn't a good way to show what is the overall best investment for the time period.

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    WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭✭

    @3stars

    I did something like that a year or two ago, let me see if I can find the source file for an update.

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    cohodkcohodk Posts: 18,621 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 26, 2018 6:38AM

    @3stars said:
    ...what is the overall best investment for the time period.

    They were all bad.

    Sometimes breaking out a calculator can show more than they are looking for. Have fun and compute the numbers yourself. Experiment with the patterns you see.

    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

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