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Returns from investments are the best indicator of how various asset classes have performed. And that helps investors determine which asset class is a winner and which ones to avoid.

While the winners among asset classes keep rotating every year, the absence of any such pattern over the past 10 years reinforces the importance of asset allocation in building a balanced portfolio. Here's a quick look at the performance of different asset classes in 2025.

Gold was the...