Traders make trades, while investors are in it for the long haul, or so we’re told. The former is likened to gambling, while the latter is a thoughtful, mature approach. Still, long-term investing is a bet just like any other, a bet that the stock market will be higher than the price we paid for our shares—and hopefully better than that.
But what can investors truly expect from the long haul? The past decade’s returns have been fantastic, with U.S. stocks returning an annualized 11.3% after inflation from 2010 to 2021, according…
