This chapter explores the potential impact of historical return assumptions on future stock returns and introduces the concept of secular trends. It also raises concerns about the current economic slowdown and low growth rates and emphasizes the importance of planning for a scenario of low growth rates, low interest rates, and low stock returns.
Ricky Mulvey caught up with Jules van Binsbergen, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, to talk about market sentiment, savings goals, and how to prepare for periods with lower rates of return. They also discuss:
- Disconnects between the real economy and financial markets,
- Whether the US stock market is merely a “lucky survivor,”
- And the dangers of institutional thinking – in investing and academia.
Tickers discussed: NOK, BTC
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Jules van Binsbergen
Producer: Mary Long
Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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