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Although the bull market of this decade has made the stock market look like a sure-fire winner, it has not always been that way. There have been many years in which the market has actually lost value or under-performed bonds. Here is a list of the historical returns of a few different investment vehicles.

1926-96 Compund Annual Returns for Different Asset Classes
Small Companies 12.6%
Large Companies 10.7%
Long-term Corporate Bonds 5.6%
Long-term Government Bonds 5.1%
Treasury Bills 3.7%

If you invested $1.00 in 1926, you would have....
Small Companies $3,822.40
Large Companies $1,113.92
Long-term Government Bonds $34.04
Treasury Bills $12.87


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