Comments on: Can the Lost Decade Strike Twice?

By: QE2 Drowning TIPS Yields Below Water « Investing Caffeine

QE2 Drowning TIPS Yields Below Water « Investing Caffeine — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:55:25 +0000

[...] Sluggish Economy: Lackluster growth and fear of double dips have pressured rates lower as debates still linger about whether or not the U.S. will follow Japan (see Lost Decade). [...]

By: Is Buy and Hold Investing Dead? | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Is Buy and Hold Investing Dead? | Wall St. Cheat Sheet — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:59:52 +0000

[...] the midst of the so-called “Lost Decade,” pundits continue to talk about the death of “buy and hold” (B&H) investing. I guess it [...]

By: Questioning the Death of Buy & Hold Investing « Investing Caffeine

Questioning the Death of Buy & Hold Investing « Investing Caffeine — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:56:06 +0000

[...] the midst of the so-called “Lost Decade,” pundits continue to talk about the death of “buy and hold” (B&H) investing. I guess it [...]

By: momomiester

momomiester — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:28:42 +0000

The lost decade has to do with the gutting of manufacturing with this so called “free trade” . Market isn’t going anyway due to the average American isn’t going anywhere. Take out the real estate bubble and the laying of debt what have we done for the last 10yrs? All we did was let China manipulate their economy to take market share all the while we borrow money from them. Nothing will change till we deal with this problem.

By: Running the Market Marathon: Why Stocks Are Cheap | Stocks and Dollars

Running the Market Marathon: Why Stocks Are Cheap | Stocks and Dollars — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:48:46 +0000

[...] as measured by the S&P 500 index, has done absolutely nothing over the last 12 years (see Lost Decade). Over the last 10 years, the market is actually down about -20% without dividends (and about flat [...]

By: Happy Birthday Investing Caffeine! « Investing Caffeine

Happy Birthday Investing Caffeine! « Investing Caffeine — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:16:51 +0000

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By: Filet or Mac & Cheese? Investing for Retirement « Investing Caffeine

Filet or Mac & Cheese? Investing for Retirement « Investing Caffeine — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:35:01 +0000

[...] lot of compounding of returns has occurred in the domestic equity markets over the last decade (see Lost Decade), but that weakness is not necessarily representative of the next decade’s performance or [...]

By: John Mauldin: The Man Who Cries Wolf « Investing Caffeine

John Mauldin: The Man Who Cries Wolf « Investing Caffeine — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:47:32 +0000

[...] I certainly don’t mean to demonize John Mauldin because his writings are indeed very thoughtful, interesting and include provocative financial topics. But put in the wrong hands, his opinions (and dozens of other strategists’ views) can be extremely dangerous for the average investor trying to follow the ever-changing judgments of so-called expert strategists. To Mauldin’s credit, his writings are archived publicly for everyone to sift through – unfortunately the media and many average investors have short memories and do not take the time to hold strategists accountable for their false predictions. Although, Iike Warren Buffett, I do not make market timing predictions or forecast short-term market trends, I see no problem in strategists making bold or inaccurate forecasts, as long as they are held responsible. Every investor makes mistakes, unfortunately, strategist predictions are usually not readily available for analysis, unlike tangible investment manager performance numbers. When forecasting lightning strikes and extreme bets win, every newspaper, radio show, and media outlet has no problem of placing these soothsayers on a pedestal. Thanks to the law of large numbers and the constantly shifting markets, there will always be a few outliers making correct calls on bold predictions. Who knows, maybe Mauldin will be the next CNBC guru du jour in the future for predicting another lost decade of equity market performance (see Lost Decade article)? [...]

By: Market Valuation Dipstick Shows More Room to Run Higher | Reaction Radio

Market Valuation Dipstick Shows More Room to Run Higher | Reaction Radio — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:36:46 +0000

[...] Doomsayers think the market is valued at crazy levels, and believe that “buy-and-hold” investing is dead. Bears remind investors that stocks have led to nothing good except for a lost decade of performance (read article on Lost Decade). [...]

By: Getting off the Market Timing Treadmill « Investing Caffeine

Getting off the Market Timing Treadmill « Investing Caffeine — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:32:07 +0000

[...] effectively no results. Most media outlets continue to focus on the “lost decade” (see other Lost Decade story) in which investors have earned nothing in the equity markets. After a decade of excess in [...]