“We have about 100 years of history of stock market performance that shows that stocks average a return of about 10% a year,” said Peter Tanous, chairman emeritus at Lynx Investment Advisory in Washington, DC.
“We have about 100 years of history of stock market performance that shows that stocks average a return of about 10% a year,” said Peter Tanous, chairman emeritus at Lynx Investment Advisory in Washington, DC. “Unfortunately, it isn’t in a straight line — There can be long periods of drought, but there are no 20-year periods in stock market history where you lost money.”