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If you slept through the past five years, you missed a helluva ride for the American stock market.
Not only did U.S. equities trounce their depressing performance from last decade, but they left all other major markets in the dust.
Since the end of 2009, the S&P 500 has generated annualized total returns (including dividends) of about 16%. That's a very impressive average based on historical standards.
It's also very strong considering most major stock markets produced modest annual returns in the mid-to-high single digits. Some, like former stock market darlings China and Brazil, suffered outright annual declines.
In other words, the U.S. has been THE place to be for investors.
"We believe the U.S. economy will continue to outperform many parts of the world in the half-decade ahead and generate the necessary profit growth to sustain the current equity rally," Joseph Quinlan, chief market strategist at U.S. Trust, wrote in a recent note.
He pointed to America's "unique ability to leverage disruptive technologies" like robotics, cyber security, 3-D printing and cloud computing.
All those that have buried their small heads in the sand are missing some good times.
Yes, indeed, all they can do is try laugh off the missed opportunities. According to many economists things are just picking up speed, and when EU wakes up from their recession, it will fuel US economy even more.
Economy to accelerate in 2015, say economists
The nation’s real gross domestic product is expected to grow by 3.1 percent on an annual average basis next year, a marked improvement from the 2.2 percent growth rate currently expected for 2014, according to the National Association of Business Economists.
On a Q4/Q4 basis, the panel’s median forecast is for real GDP to climb 2.2 percent in 2014 and 2.9 percent in 2015. The panelists anticipate the solid pace of output growth will be accompanied by continued labor market firming, with nonfarm employment expanding by nearly 220,000 jobs per month next year and the unemployment rate falling to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter of 2015. These views are slightly more optimistic than those expressed in NABE’s previous survey released in September.
I agree to a certain degree. The data looks pretty darn good in America, the data DOES NOT look good in Europe and Japan. U.S. definitely looks better, relatively speaking.
The bond yields drop dramatically around the world and in America. This trend makes U.S. stocks more attractive, in relative economic terms, and because they seem poised to provide greater long-term returns than bonds.
I agree to a certain degree. The data looks pretty darn good in America, the data DOES NOT look good in Europe and Japan. U.S. definitely looks better, relatively speaking.
The bond yields drop dramatically around the world and in America. This trend makes U.S. stocks more attractive, in relative economic terms, and because they seem poised to provide greater long-term returns than bonds.
Yes, US is doing well despite of the rest of the world inability to claw their way out of the recession.
Even for real estate, investment is not doom and gloom.
"U.S. millionaires see real estate as the top alternative-asset class to own this year, according to Morgan Stanley. (MS)
About 77 percent of investors with at least $1 million in assets own real estate, according to a survey released today by the New York-based investment bank’s wealth-management unit. Direct ownership of residential and commercial properties was the No. 1 alternative-investment pick for 2014, with a third of millionaires surveyed saying they plan to buy this year. Twenty-three percent said they expect to invest in real estate investment trusts, the second-most popular choice."
You guys must be really proud of what Obama has accomplished in only 6 short years !!!
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