Ah, compounding, the eighth wonder of the world, the solution to all problems, and the hidden secret of life.
But is it really all it is touted to be, or like all cure-alls, something that sounds great only on paper?
In 2008, Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, threw down the gauntlet to his friends over at the elite hedge funds. The challenge?
He stated that, with all their genius and intellectual firepower, hedge fund returns could not beat the returns given by the humble S&P 500 Index Fund over a nine-year period. The consideration? A mere million dollars.
2021 Asset Class Returns Review and 10-year Long Term Returns Study.
Over the past decade, World Equities gained over 320% and returned 12.4% annually.
It’s probably also time to rebalance your portfolio. Sell some of the winners, buy some losers.
In fact, this is what Vanguard’s model implies.
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