Bonds beat stocks

Say What? In 30-Year Race, Bonds Beat Stocks

By Cordell Eddings

The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that’s happened since before the Civil War.
Fixed-income investments advanced 6.25 percent this year, almost triple the 2.18 percent rise in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index through last week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes. Debt markets are on track to return 7.63 percent this year, the most since 2002, the data show. Long-term government bonds have gained 11.5 percent a year on average over the past three decades, beating the 10.8 percent increase in the S&P 500, said Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research in Chicago.
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Comment: It is very unlikely that for the next 30 years could be said the same in the future. What will be the next mega investment? In order to find out, let's look for some of the more unlikely placesc in the coming months.