Pakistan’s average inflation over the past 20 years: ~8%. PSX’s KSE-100 returned ~14% annualized. Result: stocks beat inflation by 6% per year on average.
Savings accounts (5‑6%) and national savings schemes (~10%) barely keep up after tax.
Lesson: A diversified portfolio of PSX stocks is one of the best long‑term hedges against rising prices.
| Player | Profit | |
|---|---|---|
|
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AJ
Lahore |
+30.4% |
|
|
UDS idrees
RWP, Pakistan |
+18.5% |
|
|
idrees barlas
Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
+11.6% |
|
|
kaly kachy wala
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
+9.5% |
|
|
Muhammad ghazanfar
Sargodha, Pakistan |
+5.4% |
|
|
G1F22UBSAF009
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
+4.2% |
|
|
ahmad rana
Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
+3.3% |
|
|
G1F22UBSAF005
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
+3.3% |
|
|
akhtar 2012
Karachi |
+2.9% |
|
|
Eman
Gujranwala Cantt, Pakistan |
+2.6% |