Folks, do you see these returns? That was from 1979 to 1996, 17 years. And the good times went on another 3 years too.
These returns are part of the history of total returns in the markets. Yet, you're never going to see this again. Nearly 17% annually for stocks and almost 11% for bonds.
Nope. Those days are gone.
Ed McQuarrie talks the REAL History of Stocks and Bond performance.
Worried About a Stock Market Crash? Here’s What You Should Be Worried About Instead. - Barron's https://share.google/zxmc1t7eE4TLrdHPh
Read this article from Barron's
https://www.morningstar.com/portfolios/when-it-comes-bonds-dont-be-hero
Interesting article on bond allocation, short term needs for retirement are better to be in a money market account up to two years of spending and up to ten years in a high quality active bond fund. Also active bonds have outperformed index bond funds by one percent