Fix your money mistakes: Not enough risk
- “Probably the biggest shift I am seeing is that clients are solely concerned about their downside. And they are all too willing to give up potential upside just to be sure their downside is protected.”
- Even with today’s sub-3% inflation, you can’t hope to keep up if your money is earning half a percentage point at the bank. When your portfolio lags inflation, your purchasing power is gradually chipped away.
- Over the past 50 years inflation has averaged 4.1%; during that time, large-cap stocks returned an annualized 9.8%.
- “As hard as it may be to stick with stocks, given what has happened history has proved that they have a great record of delivering inflation-beating gains.”
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