Re:Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPOs, and ...
by brc on Thursday July 15, 2010 @05:50PM
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It's not just IPOs that have had a lost decade. All major US stock indices have not increased in value (inflation adjusted) since 2000. As an equities investor in the last decade, chance are you haven't made any money at all.
In 2000 some warned about a Japan-style slump, people said it coudn't happen. They still say that today, not realising, that, for 10 years, it's already true. Sure, there was a runup from about 03-07, but unless you got out at the top, you're back to where you started. And it's not just stock indices, it's also real estate and the number of jobs.
In 2000 some warned about a Japan-style slump, people said it coudn't happen. They still say that today, not realising, that, for 10 years, it's already true. Sure, there was a runup from about 03-07, but unless you got out at the top, you're back to where you started. And it's not just stock indices, it's also real estate and the number of jobs.