Private equity's claimed 39-year streak of beating every stock market
The @PBDsPodcast account quotes Tony Robbins saying $1 million invested in private equity would have grown to $293 million over 39 years, versus $28.6 million in the S&P 500.
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A September 22, 2026 post from @PBDsPodcast quotes Tony Robbins claiming private equity outperformed every stock market in the world each year for the preceding 39 years. Robbins cites a 9% average return for the S&P 500 versus 15.7% for what he calls “basic private equity.” In his comparison, a hypothetical $1 million investment would have grown to $28.6 million in the S&P 500 or $293 million in private equity.
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