Last week, the IMF issued a report predicting that the growth in German GDP will “stay near zero in 2023, before gradually strengthening to 1%-2% during 2024-26 as the lagged effects of monetary tightening gradually dissipate and the economy adjusts to the energy shock.”
https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2023/05/24/german-businesses-see-zero-growth-in-future/
Ed McQuarrie talks the REAL History of Stocks and Bond performance.
https://www.morningstar.com/funds/most-stunning-fact-about-vanguards-etf-flows-2
This article shows people are pulling money out of mutual funds and putting it into index funds an example is VOO. Also Vanguard Primecap and Core fund opened the fund due to them both because of money being pulled out. INDEX ETF's way to go tax efficient and low expenses