New decade-long performance data compiled by ET Wealth shows gold leading all major asset classes with a strong 17.1% annualised return over the past ten years. The metal benefited from global macro uncertainty, widening fiscal deficits, currency depreciation and persistent central bank demand, strengthening its position as a long-term safe-haven asset. Midcaps ranked second with 16.7% annualised returns, supported by robust corporate earnings, improving balance sheets and a broad post-pandemic recovery.