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John Waggoner: Treasury Bonds Beat Stocks The Past 10 Years. You Heard It Right
FYI: If you've been telling your clients that stocks beat bonds over the long term, you might want to mention that the long term has been getting steadily longer.
Long-term Treasury securities have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index for the past 10 years. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has gained an average 7.27% over the past decade, according to Morningstar Inc. But the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has gained an average 9.31% during the same period. Regards, Ted http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160706/FREE/160709971?template=printart
