
The Bumpy Road to the Market’s Long-Term Average
Since 1926, the US stock market has rewarded investors with an annualized return of about 10%.
Historically, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in the United States, though recently that hasn’t been the case. While disappointing periods emerge from time to time, the principle that lower relative prices lead to higher expected returns remains the same.
Logic and history argue for a commitment to value stocks, so investors can be positioned to take part when those shares outperform in the future.
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