Lost Decades
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Lost Decades Primer
Cause and Effect
The Bursting Bubble
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Lost Decades Primer
Lost Decades Primer
July 30, 2011
What Are Lost Decades?
Lost decades are burst bubbles. They’re long periods with low returns — when prices trade up and down, but don’t progress. Pessimism reigns.
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Why They Hurt
It’s not the money, it’s the time. You needed those years to multiply your savings. Now that time is gone, along with your confidence.
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Previous Lost Decades
A simple series of charts showing five of the most recent lost decades: three in the USA, one in Japan, and the instructive case of gold.
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