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OUTLOOK: U.S. stocks and bonds remain the best value for investors around the world. Housing remains strong. And interest-rate cuts are lowering the cost of capital, so businesses may start to invest again next year. Meanwhile, be patriotic and spend that tax-refund check.
"Don't expect stocks to make strong double-digit or above-average returns for the next year. We could potentially have below-average returns," says Young. For long-term investors, he thinks keeping 70% of your assets in stocks and the rest in bonds is the best approach for "balanced...
And don't say bye-bye to bonds. As investors look forward to equities rebounding, some may be thinking about abandoning bonds. But Bill Gross, chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Company, says it's actually a good time to buy bonds backed by the Government National Mortgage Association...
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There's more. Large Japanese companies will begin selling their U.S. assets to raise cash. "We're already seeing this selling in the U.S. stock market and in real estate," says Behravesh. "Treasury bonds may be next." If so, U.S. interest rates could go higher, and that would downshift the...