3 Types of Investments Compared: Gold, Stocks, & Real Estate (2024)

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Kathy Fettke: I’m excited to present to you the basics of real estate investing because personally, I get excited every time I really look at the fundamentals of this investment. Over the years I’ve checked out lots of other deals and other opportunities and just nothing seems to compare it. I think you’ll see why as we go through with this.

I put some examples here with Joe and gold. I know we have a lot of conservative people in the room who maybe think gold is a good safe bet. If inflation goes crazy and it will, it would be nice to have a little bucket of gold no question about it. I’ve been told about 10% of your net worth in silver or gold is a great way to hedge against inflation. The problem with that is, it doesn’t pay any money every month and it’s a gamble, but Joe wants to do and he buys a $100,000 worth of gold and now he has a $100,000 worth of gold.

This person, Mary uses $100,000 to buy stocks, but she wants to leverage so she buys them on a margin. She gets $200,000 worth of stock and she’s happy and she thinks he’s smarter than Joe.

Then we’ve got Pat, who uses $100,000, but he wants to leverage even more and puts 20% down to buy property. Now he’s got $500,000 value. It looks like Pat might be the smart one but we don’t know yet. It depends on the market cycle and where he bought, right? Let’s assume he just bought steady cashflow property that’s not going up or down, just predictable.

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15 years later, assuming a 5% annual growth- This is very much an assumption just for comparison, there’s no way every year could just be 5%. Although, from 1964 until I think it was 2006, it was an average of 6% in real estate- Assuming a 5% growth, Joe’s gold is worth $207,000- Double his money, he’s happy. He made $107,000 profit and he’s feeling good about himself.

Now Mary stock is worth $415,000 in 15 years. She has paid a $100,000 margin and a $100,000 in capital. She made a $215,000 profit and is very happy. Again these are averages. There’s fees and stuff like that I’m not having.

Pat’s property is worth a million dollars at that 5% growth, because of the leverage, because he was able to acquire so much more than just the $100,000 that he had. Out of a $400,000 loan before that was paid down to $200,000 in that time frame, and made a $700,000 profit. It gets better, some of the properties were rented in that time frame so that profit was not including rental income. It was strictly inflation. The income that came in after expenses is that 10% of the $100,000, so it’s an additional $150,000 in that 15 years. Then Pat put all of that cash flow towards paying off the loan instead of putting in his pocket, that $150,000 would accelerate to pay off and he’d own those properties free and clear. That means he’d have a million dollar equity plus $120,000 of rental income for rest of his life, and then he’d pass on to his children or give to mom or pay for college or whatever it may be. Which plan do you like?

We’re not really taught a lot of this safe conservative investing because when you live in California we want to gamble. You could make a lot of money in real estate if you time it right and so forth, and that’s the key. You’ve got to time it right, you’ve got to know what to look for, see the signals and the signs, understand the market, what’s coming, and get in and get out at the right time. It’s kind of like day trading. Of course, you can make a lot of money but if you don’t time it right you will lose a lot of money.

Kathy Fettke

Kathy Fettke is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of RealWealth. She is passionate about researching and then sharing the most important information about real estate, market cycles and the economy. Author of the #1 best-seller, Retire Rich with Rentals, Kathy is a frequent guest expert on such media as CNN, CNBC, Fox News, NPR and CBS MarketWatch.

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Kathy Fettke is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of RealWealth. She is passionate about researching and then sharing the most important information about real estate, market cycles and the economy. Author of the #1 best-seller, Retire Rich with Rentals, Kathy is a frequent guest expert on such media as CNN, CNBC, Fox News, NPR and CBS MarketWatch.

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FAQs

What are the 3 main investment categories? ›

There are three main types of investments:
  • Stocks.
  • Bonds.
  • Cash equivalent.

What are the 3 major types of investment styles? ›

The major investment styles can be broken down into three dimensions: active vs. passive management, growth vs. value investing, and small cap vs. large cap companies.

What is a better investment, gold or real estate? ›

Compared to gold, real estate is a more reliable investment option while considering volatility. It's because real estate is less volatile while gold prices fluctuate almost daily.

How does gold compare to other investments? ›

Furthermore, gold is generally not an income-generating asset, though there are some gold bonds. Unlike stocks and bonds, the return on gold is typically based entirely on price appreciation. Moreover, an investment in gold carries unique costs. As it is a physical asset, it requires storage and insurance costs.

What is the 3 investment strategy? ›

A three-fund portfolio is a portfolio which uses only basic asset classes — usually a domestic stock "total market" index fund, an international stock "total market" index fund and a bond "total market" index fund.

What is the 3 way investment strategy? ›

To build a three-fund portfolio, invest in a total stock market index fund, a total international stock index fund, and a total bond market fund. These can be either mutual funds or ETFs (exchange-traded funds).

What is the core style of investing? ›

Core investing

The core style is investing in a basket of "core" stocks that are expected to hold up well in all market conditions. Core investors tend to focus on large, well-established companies with strong fundamentals and diversified businesses.

What is the downside of buying gold? ›

Disadvantages. Gold tends to go in the opposite direction as interest rates. If interest rates go up, gold usually goes down. The U.S. Federal Reserve remains committed to keep interest rates elevated for a longer period of time.

Should I buy real gold or gold stocks? ›

Whether to hold physical gold or invest in gold exchange-traded funds requires examining the trade-offs with each, including their liquidity, costs, returns, risks, and the practicalities involved. In general, gold ETFs offer some tax advantages and lower costs over time than trading physical gold.

What is the smartest way to invest in gold? ›

How Do Beginners Buy Gold? Mutual funds and ETFs are probably the smartest options for beginners. Each share of these securities represents a fixed amount of gold, and you can easily buy or sell these funds in your brokerage account or retirement account.

What is the return of gold in 20 years? ›

As of December 2023, gold had an average 20-year return rate of 8.86 percent, which was only slightly behind U.S. stocks with a rate of 10.27 return rate.

What asset is better than gold? ›

Silver tends to be more stable, in part because it tends to rise with economic growth while also being a safe haven asset in tougher times, says Agrawal.

What is the smallest amount of gold you can buy? ›

Bullion comes in many forms, including coins, bars, jewelry and more. And beyond that, there are even different sizes you can buy. One-gram bars are the smallest option, and while they can offer a good way to test the gold-buying waters, they're not right for everyone.

What are 3 high-risk investments? ›

Understanding high-risk investments
  • Cryptoassets (also known as cryptos)
  • Mini-bonds (sometimes called high interest return bonds)
  • Land banking.
  • Contracts for Difference (CFDs)

What are the levels 1 2 3 investments? ›

Level 1 assets are those that are liquid and easy to value based on publicly quoted market prices. Level 2 assets are harder to value and can only partially be taken from quoted market prices but they can be reasonably extrapolated based on quoted market prices. Level 3 assets are difficult to value.

What are the three levels of investment risk? ›

The pyramid, representing the investor's portfolio, has three distinct tiers: low-risk assets at the bottom such as cash and money markets; moderately risky assets like stocks and bonds in the middle; and high-risk speculative assets like derivatives at the top.

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