The Little Book of Common Sense Investing in English
Raja Babu
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To Paul A. Samuelson, professor of economics
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Nobel Laureate, investment sage.
In 1948 when I was a student at Princeton
University, his classic textbook introduced me
to economics. In 1974, his writings reignited my
interest in market indexing as an investment strategy.
In 1976, his Newsweek column applauded my cre-
ation of the world’s first index mutual fund. In
1993, he wrote the foreword to my first book, and
in 1999 he provided a powerful endorsement for my
second. Now in his ninety-second year, he remains
my mentor, my inspiratio
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To Paul A. Samuelson, professor of economics
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Nobel Laureate, investment sage.
In 1948 when I was a student at Princeton
University, his classic textbook introduced me
to economics. In 1974, his writings reignited my
interest in market indexing as an investment strategy.
In 1976, his Newsweek column applauded my cre-
ation of the world’s first index mutual fund. In
1993, he wrote the foreword to my first book, and
in 1999 he provided a powerful endorsement for my
second. Now in his ninety-second year, he remains
my mentor, my inspiratio
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing in English
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When the Good Times No Longer Roll
Chapter Seven
When the Good Times
No Longer Roll
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What Happens If
Future Returns Are Lower?
REMEMBER THE UNFAILING principle described in
Chapter 2: in the long run it is the reality of business—the
dividend yields and earnings growth of corporations—that
drives the returns generated by the stock market. How-
ever, I must warn you that during the past 25 years—the
period examined in the three preceding chapters—the
12.5 percent nominal annual return provided by the U.S.
stock market included a speculative return of nearly 3
percent per year, far above the business reality
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing in English
To Paul A. Samuelson, professor of economics
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Nobel Laureate, investment sage.
In 1948 when I was a student at Princeton
University, his classic textbook introduced me
to economics. In 1974, his writings reignited my
interest in market indexing as an investment strategy.
In 1976, his Newsweek column applauded my cre-
ation of the world’s first index mutual fund. In
1993, he wrote the foreword to my first book, and
in 1999 he provided a powerful endorsement for my
second. Now in his ninety-second year, he remains
my mentor, my inspiratio
