They've been carefully chosen by the newest member of our editorial team, Ed Bugos. What could possibly top it? Maybe something we call the "Vancouver LEAPERS." It's a select class of gold investments that are poised to outdo the gains of bullion… perhaps many times over. The Daily Reckoning's Trade of the Decade is looking mighty good. What about gold, in contrast? Well, the WSJ doesn't specifically mention gold's historic runup from $260 to well past $900 (after a pullback from four figures last week), but it does note that of nine asset classes tracked by Morningstar, gold, commodities in general, REITs and foreign stocks all outdid the S&P 500. In light of the current wobbly market, some economists and marketĪnalysts worry that the era of disappointing returns may not be over.Īnd on and on it goes in painful detail (though not too much detail, since Rupert wants shorter articles). It has fallen 0.37% a year, and for the past eight, it is off 1.4% a Historical norm, according to Morningstar Inc. Inflation are factored into returns, the S&P 500 has risen anĪverage of just 1.3% a year over the past 10 years, well below the Tuesday, below the 1362.80 it hit in April 1999. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, the basis for about half of Term, have been one of the worst investments over the nine-year period, Stocks, long touted as the best investment for the long The stock market is trading right where it was nine The current market turmoil suggests that we may be in another lost
Recently during the Great Depression and the inflation-plagued 1970s. Upward march occasionally has been disrupted for long stretches, most Over the past 200 years, the stock market's steady I mean, they're under a virtual mandate from Neil Cavuto to speak positive, soothing words about the stock market (and blame any turbulence that occurs on the prospect of Democrats getting elected)… and then out of the blue, the newest arm of the Murdochtopus tells us today - on page A1, no less - about a "lost decade" for stock investors. The Fox Business Channel editorial meeting must be a painful experience today.