I also want to point out that the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) has delivered annualized returns of 11.6% in the last 10 years. Newmont Corporation (NEM) Source: Piotr Swat/Shutterstock Gold has been trending higher as inflation data indicates that this might be the end of aggressive contractionary policies. Costco Wholesale (COST) Source: ilzesgimene / Shutterstock.com Retail stocks have been depressed in 2022, with inflation playing the spoilsport.