This past year was disappointing for stock and bond investors. The real (inflation-adjusted) 25% loss in stocks was in the bottom decile and the real 20.3% bond loss is the worst in the past 97 years. Greater losses lie ahead.
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The two histograms and the table below provide perspectives on stock and bond performance in 2022.
Stocks, as measured by the S&P 500, lost 18.6% which is a 25% real (inflation adjusted) loss, placing 2022 in the bottom decile of stock returns over the past 97 years:
Bonds, as measured by the Vanguard Total Bond Index, lost 13.7%. This is -20.3% inflation adjusted, making it the worst annual bond return in the past 97 years.
Read the full article here by Ron Surz, Advisor Perspectives.
