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Kasem | Investment with average of 10% return ? |
So, I want to start investing utilizing stocks and bonds. Is it realistic to think that I will get a 10% yearly return? Specially with the current market?
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Thanks for the answers so far. I'm thinking investing long terms (like 2-3 years, and readjusting after that). |
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Smart Investor®
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1) YES, it is realistic to get a 10% yearly return.
2) 2-3 years is not a long term investment
3) You could get a 12%+ yearly return overseas doing basically nothing. If you invest $10,000 at 12% APY, you will have $14,049 in 3 years.
4) I run my own business and my net profit is over 5% a month (over 60%p.a.).
Email me at investment4us@hotmail.com and I'll give you a valuable advice if you are serious about investing. Please don't forget to mention your question and screenname on Yahoo Answers.
Best of luck! |
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John B
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Over the long term the investing in the stock market has given return of over 10%, so until economic conditions change, it is realistic to expect simliar returns over the long run. However:
1. You mention the "current market" implying you are asking about a short-term return, so it doesn't really matter what the long-term performance has been. Short-term performance in the stock market has been anywhere from -30% to +30%, so it is not realistic to expect a +10% in the short term.
2. "Past performance is not an indicator of future returns." You see this everywhere because it is true. Just because the stock market has risen an average of 10% a year for the last 100 years, doesn't prevent economic conditions from changing, resulting in a different rate of return. There are several examples of how this is true. Look at the Japanese stock market -- beginning in 1990, it was down for 14 years! Look at the current housing market -- prices have always increased and now they are falling. |
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ifs_enoch
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Yes definitely if you know what you are doing |
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Jasper
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Sir,
If you look long-term, say about 10 years or more, you can indeed achieve 10% returns annually.
DRIP Plans have shown to return 10% or more annually when the plan is kept long term. The longer you keep the plan in effect the better the return.
They are seldom talked about because brokers make very little money when they suggest them. Yet, they have proven to be one of the best, if not the best, long-term strategy on Wall Street.
One of the best parts is, you get to use solid Blue Chip companies like, General Electric or Walmart....etc.....the risk level is very low.
They are perfect for small investors, as well as big investors. They are safe and allow you to not care about whether the market is going up or down. |
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Mary Ann V
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DRIP Plans make use of dollar cost averaging and automatically reinvest your dividends for free. Over a long period of time they generally will yield annual returns of 10% or more.
Good Luck |
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src50
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Not in the short term. You might achieve close to that over a long term. |
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walt17jr
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No. Over a very long time frame, using dollar cost averaging with a portfolio that matched the S&P500 and reinvested all dividends, you could expect an average return of 10% from the stock market.
Bonds tend to provide a lower average return over the years, so including them would reduce your return. They are typically used to compensate for poor stock markets, by lowering the risk, and consequently the returns.
The real issues are your time frame and risk tolerance. Make reasonable investments accordingly, and accept the return they provide. |
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OPM
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I am a financial economist and the answer is, it depends. Do you mean a nominal 10% or a 10% return after inflation. It appears that inflation is ramping up so a 10% will be worth less than a 10% return would have been worth 10 years ago.
The second answer is it is realistic if you are very very selective in your choice of stocks. If you are picky and can be pretty sure, when you calculate discounted cash flows, that even in bad times you will get a minimum required return of 10% then the answer is yes. There are not a lot of stocks that will provide that return. |
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Derrek M
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johnclark
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I recommend index mutual funds, which invest small amounts into the majority of stocks listed on most of the exchanges. This results in very low expense ratios for fund management, plus you'll get the "10%" average annual return of the market. Of course, it's an average and not always the case.
If you buy now, the market is cheap. It will eventually rebound, just as it has many, many times before. The market is cyclic.
I recommend Vanguard funds, as they have low expense fees. Check out their index funds at the site below. |
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Yong H
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it is never, ever realistic to *assume* you can make 10% yearly return - for a very simple reason
there are tons and tons of funds invested at a lower rate, if it were *assured* they could make 10% in something, they'd all pile in, and competition would drive the return down
it is *possible* to make even more, but never without chance |
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Primus Pilus
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No, the stock market sucks now. If you are extremely lucking you might be able to get a 10% return. |
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Dr Jim
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Heck no. We are in a bear market. You have a better chance of losing 10% per year than making it... at least for the next several years anyways. |
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