Forget Stocks, Lego Sets Have Produced The Best 15-Year Return

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Rupert Hargreaves
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Signs of a top? Or something like that? Lego sets have produced a better return than gold, bonds, stocks and cash over the past 15 years, according to an analysis conducted by The Telegraph. According to the research, Lego sets kept in pristine condition have increased in value by 12% per annum since 2000. That means $100 invested in certain Lego sets back in 2000 would be worth $547.36 today, a return of 447.36%. Over the same period, gold has returned 280% or 8.7% per annum. A 2014 asset class returns chart from Blackrock shows how more traditional asset classes have performed since…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk