7 Lessons From 2025 | Signal or Noise Ep 64 | Charlie Bilello

Charlie Bilello has posted on X and youtube to share year end statistics for 2025. Today's blog is to share statistics from his X posts and a youtube video.  Whether you're new to investing or a seasoned veteran, Charlie is a must follow.

From Bilello.blog: "Charlie Bilello is the Chief Market Strategist at Creative Planning, a nationally recognized wealth management firm with over $370 billion in combined assets under management and advertisement"

2025 Total Returns...
Gold $GLD: +64%
Developed ex-US $VEA: +35%
EM $IEMG: +33%
Nasdaq 100 $QQQ: +21%
S&P 500 $SPY: +18%
Small Caps $IWM: +13%
Commodities $DBC: +8%
US Bonds $AGG: +7%
Cash $BIL: +4%
REITs $VNQ: +3%
Bitcoin $BTC: -6%
Volatility $VXX: -42%https://t.co/rQuXrxVXM0

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 31, 2025

The S&P 500 hit 39 more all-time highs in 2025. $SPX pic.twitter.com/bB9Eehem1n

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 31, 2025

5 out of the 7 stocks in the Magnificent Seven actually underperformed the S&P 500 this year, a very different picture than 2023/2024. Only Google and Nvidia outperformed. pic.twitter.com/IxDZ4PSGhx

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 31, 2025

Bitcoin Returns since 2010...$BTChttps://t.co/l5IYmkf6Ih pic.twitter.com/pM8Ev1MNWo

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 31, 2025

Gold (+64%) was the best performing major asset in 2025 while Bitcoin (-6%) was the worst. Something we haven't seen before in any calendar year (the inverse of 2013). $GLD $BTChttps://t.co/l5IYmkf6Ih pic.twitter.com/PKnoJifNOR

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, 2026

The US Bond Market was up 7.3% in 2025, its best year since 2020. Still on pace to be the worst decade ever for bonds with an annualized return so far of less than 1% from 2020-2025. pic.twitter.com/aYBqfBCsRy

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, 2026

The best performing commodities in 2025: Silver (+147%) and Gold (+65%).https://t.co/l5IYmkf6Ih pic.twitter.com/lG6eV1HyRK

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, 2026

The best performing commodities in 2025: Silver (+147%) and Gold (+65%).https://t.co/l5IYmkf6Ih pic.twitter.com/lG6eV1HyRK

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, 2026

The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 last year... pic.twitter.com/WOVTkdFNjj

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, 2026

The worst performing stocks in the S&P 500 last year... pic.twitter.com/dZefG7h3w0

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, 2026