How a Tangible 60 portfolio fared in the 1970s inflation decade
Tangible 60 — 30% gold · 30% equities · 15% silver · 15% commodities · 10% cash · quarterly rebalance · physical costs on (coins) · window 1970-01-02 to 1980-01-31 · computed 2026-07-06 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) | +154.6% |
|---|---|
| Total return (nominal) | +424.0% |
| CAGR (real) | +9.7% |
| Max drawdown (real) | −30.1% |
| Recovery | 3.1 years |
| Purchasing-power ratio | 2.55× |
| Ulcer index | 16.3 |
| Worst calendar year | 1975: +0.2% |
| Physical costs paid | $3,449 |
| Liquidation value | $51,342 |
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 1970s inflation decade would have ended the window worth $25,462 in real, CPI-deflated terms — a real return of +154.6%. Along the way it fell at most 30.1% from its peak (3.1 years), with an ulcer index of 16.3. The same stake in equities alone returned −40.4% real — this allocation beat it by 195.0 percentage points of purchasing power. Physical ownership — dealer spread, storage, insurance — cost $3,449 over the window.
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