FastFacts: Stock & Bond Performance From 1926 To 1996

Historical Returns of Stocks, Bonds, T-Bills, and Inflation from 1926 to 1996*


Small company stocks 12.6%


Large-company stocks 10.7%


Long-term corporate bonds 5.6%


Intermediate-term government bonds 5.2%


Long-term government bonds 5.1%


U.S. Treasury Bills 3.7%


Inflation 3.1%


* Source: Stocks, Bonds, and Inflation 1997 Yearbook, Ibbotson Associates, Chicago. Used with permission. All rights reserved.



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