I'm not generally positive on the market these days and I know that past performance is not indicative of future performance but....
Here's a chart showing the DOW adjusted for inflation. Kind of an interesting pattern that actually extends back to the bottom after the depression.
1933-1949 - Relatively flat 16 years excluding the immediate recovery after the final crash.
1949-1966 - Significant increase, 17 years
1966-1982 - Inflation adjusted drop, 16 years
1982-1999 - Some of the best gains in recent history, 17 years
1999-2016 - Relatively flat, 17 years.
If the pattern follows the next 16-17 years should be good, no?
Here's a chart showing the DOW adjusted for inflation. Kind of an interesting pattern that actually extends back to the bottom after the depression.
1933-1949 - Relatively flat 16 years excluding the immediate recovery after the final crash.
1949-1966 - Significant increase, 17 years
1966-1982 - Inflation adjusted drop, 16 years
1982-1999 - Some of the best gains in recent history, 17 years
1999-2016 - Relatively flat, 17 years.
If the pattern follows the next 16-17 years should be good, no?