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 |
+27.1% |
|
|
akhtar 2012
Karachi |
+22.0% |
|
|
G1F22UBSAF009
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
+19.3% |
|
|
Muhammad ghazanfar
Sargodha, Pakistan |
+17.4% |
|
|
idrees barlas
Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
+15.9% |
|
|
UDS idrees
RWP, Pakistan |
+15.9% |
|
|
G1F23UBBA038
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
+10.0% |
|
|
R016
Sargodha, Pakistan |
+9.3% |
|
|
kaly kachy wala
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
+8.3% |
|
|
Muhammad “raza” Zaidi
Karachi, Pakistan |
+8.3% |