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Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum
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To: KyrosL who wrote (59637)1/4/2010 11:32:23 PM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) of 217764
 
The problem with compounding for 50 years is that we are unlikely to go more than 20-30 without some kind reset or heavy taxation.

The 1970s saw price changes & inflation that effectively reduced the value of the USD by 70%.

The late 1990s saw significant asset price inflation too.

Now let's look at Dow Jones components that have dome poorly -

GM, Citibank, even back to Johns-Manville in the early 1970s.
Eastman Kodak saw their market killed by digital cameras.

Now some smart people, like Bill Gross of Pimco, Warren Buffet, and others have been able to compound over a long time.
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