Historical and expected returns

Burton Malkiel
Burton Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street provides historic asset class returns.


 * Annual Returns on Stock, T.Bonds and T.Bills: 1928 - Current

William Bernstein
William Bernstein with a summary of reasonable expected returns, derived from the dividend discount model. (Published in 2002.)

Rick Ferri
Rick Ferri, author of All About Asset Allocation

The table below is an expected return for all major equity and fixed income asset classes over the next thirty-years. It could be used as guide when constructing a long-term diversified portfolio. These estimates are not expected to be completely accurate. Actual returns will likely differ in several asset classes. (Published in 2011.)