RE: Safe as houses? Now Here Is The Interesting Pa And What Happened to QRL/YNG look at gold
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Here's how the housing market compares to other investments over the 10 years to March 31. Returns are expressed on an average annual basis.
| Houses (Average resale housing price in Canada) | 8.30% |
| Stocks (S&P/TSX composite index with dividends included) | 8.90% |
| Bonds (DEX Universe Bond Index) | 6.10% |
| T-bills (91-day Treasury Bill Index) | 2.60% |
| Gold bullion (per ounce, in U.S. dollars) | 19.10% |