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Vol. XXVII · No. 134
Sunday — October 25, 2026
Houston, Texas

Content type: MacroView

Compound Market Returns Are A Myth?

Compound Market Returns Are A Myth?

By Lance Roberts, Sep 26, 2023

"Compound market returns." During bullish markets, there is inevitably a regurgitation of this myth that was contrived to extract capital from retail investors and place it in the hands of Wall Street. However, the compound market returns myth was contrived from the myth that "markets always go up," therefore, it is ALWAYS a good time to invest. How often have you seen the following chart presented by an advisor suggesting if you had invested 120 years ago, you would have obtained a 10% annualized return?