Sentences with phrase «returns in a secular bear market»

... The key point of this article is that relying solely on a passive strategic portfolio designed to produce near - benchmark returns in a secular bear market will do nothing but guarantee that clients will underperform long - term expectations for an extended period of time and make it likely that they will fail to achieve their financial planning goals.

Not exact matches

The market's valuation in 2000 was so extreme that the resulting secular bear has the potential to be more extended than others, unless the market was suddenly to collapse to valuations near those where historical secular bulls have started (where stocks have typically been priced to achieve 10 - year prospective returns near 20 % annually).

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It may seem implausible that stocks could have gone this long with near - zero returns, and yet still be at valuations where other secular bear markets have started — but that is the unfortunate result of the extreme valuations that stocks achieved in 2000.

If you think we're in a long - term, secular bear market, with likely returns well below my 6 % example, this strategy is for you.