Equities and gilts mature better than property investment – Nationwide

The Nationwide building society released a study today in which it reports that stocks outperformed property over the past twenty years.

It reported that equities on a total return basis, as well as gilts, accrued 6 times thier value over the past 20 years. Property, on the other hand, only grew 4.6 times their value.

This is despite the doubling of house prices over the past 5 years.

However, property as an investment offers other benefits – not least that gilts don’t immediately offer a roof and soft pillow to sleep with.

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