What really drives stock returns? 1) Well first it is not GDP growth. This one may come as a surprise. Many people think GDP growth is key to stock returns but as shown in Chart 1, from Ben Inker of asset manager GMO, there is no discernible relationship between a country’s GDP growth and its […]
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Stocks That Do Better Over Time…
What has done well in the five years since the financial crisis? The chart below shows 5-year average annual returns for an admittedly haphazard selection of assets, styles, sizes, sectors, countries, and index providers. US real estate investment trusts did remarkably well and were followed closely by mid-cap value and small-cap growth stocks. U.S. stocks […]