In its August edition of Investment Focus, Segal Rogerscasey argues that even though stocks have posted poor annualized returns over the past decade (2.9% for the S&P 500 index), equities remain a vital component of long-term investment portfolios. Despite the risk associated with equities' volatility, the S&P 500 index has posted a negative return in just 18 of 304 rolling 10-year periods dating back to the 1930s. Declines greater than 250 basis points have occurred only five times during that period.
Segal Rogerscasey: Despite poor decade, equities still vital to investor portfolios
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