Invest in 2006: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 2006 — held through 2026 (20-year horizon) — across every TCG era already active that year, plus the S&P 500 Total Return for comparison. Era outcomes use each era's basket CAGR; S&P uses the actual price ratio between 2006 and today.

Best outcome from 2006 EX Era $179,796 21.6× the S&P 500's $8,326

#	Vehicle	Held	CAGR	Outcome	vs S&P
1	PKM EX Era	20y	29.6%	$179,796	21.6×
2	PKM WOTC Era	20y	24.0%	$73,389	8.8×
3	MTG Vintage Era	20y	13.0%	$11,482	1.4×
4	MTG Reserved List Era	20y	12.4%	$10,341	1.2×
5	S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark	20y	11.2%	$8,326	—

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Era outcomes use each era's basket CAGR (compound annual growth) for the years held. For years before an era's tracking begins, the era's row uses the era's start year as the entry point. S&P 500 returns are Total Return (with reinvested dividends) via Yahoo Finance's ^SP500TR series. Past performance does not guarantee future results — illustrative, not investment advice.