The 2022 Investment Quilt Chart

Color-coded chart showing annual returns of various asset classes from 2013 to 2022, including Large Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap, Real Estate, Bonds, International Developed, International Emerging, Gold, Commodities, and Cash. Each year ranks asset classes from best to worst performance, highlighting volatility and diversification benefits. Source: Morningstar data as of 12/31/2022.

The above image is our annual update to the “Asset Quilt Chart”, showing how different investment classes did last year and each of the previous 9 years before. The column on the right shows the 10-year average for each investment class across that period.

Last year was a challenging year for most investments. It was particularly unusual in the way that both stocks and bonds suffered double-digit returns. However, care should be taken to compare those single-year returns with the 10-year averages for each category.

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