About [1]: I'm wrong. If you look at TLT in TradingView, adjusted for "dividends" vs. not, from 2003 to 2019 you see nominal gains of about 150% (with) vs. 40% (without). So most gain is from income. That's ignoring tax.
Would also be good to compare to CPI to understand real returns. Or whatever other number seems to be a truer measure of inflation (house prices, for example).
Would also be good to compare to CPI to understand real returns. Or whatever other number seems to be a truer measure of inflation (house prices, for example).