How a Tangible 60 portfolio fared in the dot-com bust
Tangible 60: 30% gold · 30% equities · 15% silver · 15% commodities · 10% cash · quarterly rebalance · physical costs on (coins) · window 2000-03-24 to 2007-05-30 · computed 2026-07-13 with the same engine the app runs.
Solid: this portfolio, real (CPI-deflated) value of $10,000. Dashed: the all-equity baseline.
| Total return (real) | +27.1% |
|---|---|
| Total return (nominal) | +53.7% |
| CAGR (real) | +3.4% |
| Max drawdown (real) | −20.9% |
| Recovery | 15.1 months |
| Purchasing-power ratio | 1.27× |
| Ulcer index | 9.6 |
| Worst calendar year | 2001: −4.4% |
| Physical costs paid | $1,052 |
| Liquidation value | $15,079 |
A $10,000 stake in a Tangible 60 portfolio (30% gold · 30% equities · 15% silver · 15% commodities · 10% cash, rebalanced quarterly, physical costs on coins applied) entering the dot-com bust would have ended the window worth $12,710 in real, CPI-deflated terms: a real return of +27.1%. Along the way it fell at most 20.9% from its peak (15.1 months), with an ulcer index of 9.6. The same stake in equities alone returned −17.1% real. This allocation beat it by 44.2 percentage points of purchasing power. Physical ownership (dealer spread, storage, insurance) cost $1,052 over the window.
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