Picture Edition: Major Asset Class Returns From The 2009 Bottom

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The U.S. bull market rages on five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, although not everyone on Wall Street is convinced that we’re out of the woods just yet. The stock markets’ stellar run-up since the March 2009 bottom is undeniably encouraging, but stagnant growth in the domestic labor market coupled with a lackluster outlook for Europe and China has left many questioning the health of the global economic recovery [see Visual Guide To Major Index returns by Year]. In light of recent talks of the Fed starting to scale back on stimulus, many have started to ponder about re-allocating their portfolios given the impressive gains seen on Wall Street in recent years; furthermore, the expectation of rising interest rates has only made it more difficult to pinpoint the opportune time to lock-in profits. As such, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane and taking a look at how nine major asset [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Free ETF Trading: Comparing All The Options 17 ETFs For Day Traders ETFs: The $10 Billion Club Want A Simple, 3-ETF Portfolio? Here Are 25 Of Them 25 Wild ETF Charts From 1H 2013
The U.S. bull market rages on five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, although not everyone on Wall Street is convinced that we’re out of the woods just yet. The stock markets’ stellar run-up since the March 2009 bottom is undeniably encouraging, but stagnant growth in the domestic labor market coupled with a lackluster outlook for Europe and China has left many questioning the health of the global economic recovery [see Visual Guide To Major Index returns by Year]. In light of recent talks of the Fed starting to scale back on stimulus, many have started to ponder about re-allocating their portfolios given the impressive gains seen on Wall Street in recent years; furthermore, the expectation of rising interest rates has only made it more difficult to pinpoint the opportune time to lock-in profits. As such, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane and taking a look at how nine major asset [...]

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