This is why long-term logic, not short-term fluctuations, indicates what assets to choose!
First, look at history – the annual nominal return rate of the S&P 500 over the past nearly a hundred years is approximately 9-10%. If you invested $10,000 in the U.S. stock index 30 years ago and left it untouched, it would now be worth around $180,000.
$BTC In the past 10 years, the annualized average return rate has been about 124%. From the beginning of 2010 (about $0.01) to August 2025, the investment return rate of Bitcoin is approximately 889,999,900%, meaning an investment of $1 could grow to about $890,000.
$ETH From the creation of Ethereum in 2015 (about $0.31) to August 2025, the investment return rate is approximately 1,580,548.39%, meaning an investment of $1 could grow to about $15,805.
$ADA From the creation of Cardano (ADA) in 2017 to August 2025, the investment return rate is about 4280.95%, meaning if you invested $1 at the time of its creation, it would be worth about $43.81 by August 2025.
And gold has had an annualized return rate of about 5.7% over the past 30 years.