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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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