To: DuncanWaring
Historically, stocks returned ten percent a year and bonds five percent. It does seem to be less the last twenty years, though.
20 posted on
12/17/2018 3:35:35 PM PST by
sparklite2
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To: sparklite2
S&P closed ‘98 at 1229, today at 2545, or 3.7% annual rate of return for the last 20.
39 posted on
12/17/2018 3:50:26 PM PST by
Still Thinking
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To: sparklite2
DJIA was running around 100 in 1920.
Since then, its average rate of return is about 5.75%.
59 posted on
12/17/2018 4:10:14 PM PST by
DuncanWaring
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