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Old 04-12-2008, 11:15 PM
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Good point - look at my frustration with Large Caps.

My large cap performed (off of memory) for 10 years: 5.83%

The total bond index Steve referenced performed for 10 years 5.78%

So. . .for much less risk the bonds nearly matched the blue chip stocks performance for the last 10 years in performance.

So, in a way, wouldn't you rather be a bond holder than a stock holder? At least being a bond holder, you are paid first, shareholders second.
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