Share pundits will tell you that shares have made more millionaires in a shorter space of
time than any other asset class.
Not exact matches
«My methodology is, one, a belief that at different periods of
time, some
asset classes are more in favor
than others, and two, we rank the major
assets against each
other and invest in the strong ones,» he said.
Although decades of history have conclusively proved it is more profitable to be an owner of corporate America (viz., stocks), rather
than a lender to it (viz., bonds), there are
times when equities are unattractive compared to
other asset classes (think late - 1999 when stock prices had risen so high the earnings yields were almost non-existent) or they do not fit with the particular goals or needs of the portfolio owner.
The Balanced
Asset Class Index which included large caps, small caps, value stocks and bonds fared much better
than the all - stock options and outperformed the
other options over the full cycle 4 out of 5
times.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future
than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of
others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world
class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest
assets... it's
time to get things right!!!
Over
time, different
classes of
assets will outperform
others, so your portfolio can look very different
than you originally intended it to look.
Conventional investing wisdom indicates that with a long
time horizon, equities render a higher return
than other asset classes such as bonds.
They topped the charts nine
times over this 20 - year period, which is more
than any
other asset class.
After all, the investment - grade bond market (represented in the table by the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate bond index) posted the lowest annual return more often
than any
other asset class, nine
times over this 20 - year stretch.
Stocks may have a rough
time in the next five years, but in an environment where demographic and technological change is favoring corporate profits, stocks will do better
than other asset classes over 20 years.
Gov» t bonds really do have a negative correlation to equities during periods in which equities underperform (
timing is often slightly delayed), and that makes them more valuable
than any
other asset class as a diversifier.