Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Say What? In 30-Year Race, Bonds Beat Stocks - Bloomberg

Say What? In 30-Year Race, Bonds Beat Stocks - Bloomberg:


" Long-term government bonds have gained 11.5 percent a year on average over the past three decades, beating the 10.8 percent increase in the S&P 500, said Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research in Chicago. ....Stocks had risen more than bonds over every 30-year period from 1861, according to Jeremy Siegel, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in Philadelphia, until the period ending in Sept 30."

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