[Pen-l] Performance of gold, SP500, and 30-Yr T-Bond in last 5 years

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From: Julio Huato <juliohuato@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:17:57 -0500
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Sabri wrote:

>> in other words, while gold and the S&P pay returns only via capital
>> gains, bonds also pay interest?
>
> If we ignore the dividends to S&P tracking EFTs such as SPYDER, yours
> is a correct statement but the long term US treasuries did so well not
> because of the coupon payments but because of the capital gains due to
> falling long term interest rates.

I don't think so.  Yields are a function of going prices.  And prices
incorporate coupon information.
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