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  1. Morgan Stanley: Gloomy Outlook for Stock and Bond Returns
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Morgan Stanley: Gloomy Outlook for Stock and Bond Returns

Ben HernandezNov 12, 2019
2019-11-12

It could be a decade of underperformance for stocks and bonds, according to global investment firm Morgan Stanley. This could affect the classic 60-40 capital allocation that consists of 60% equities and 40% bonds.

“We expect U.S. stocks and U.S. Treasurys to see [returns of]4.9% and 2.8% each year, respectively, over the next decade, driving expected returns for a traditional 60/40 equity/bond USD portfolio close to a century low,” said a team of Morgan Stanley strategists.

Morgan Stanley isn’t exactly on an island with this notion. Bank of America also said that “with so many investors piling into bonds these days, to protect against an economic downturn and risk of a trade war, for one, a bubble may be forming that could pop and hurt the 60/40 crowd too.”

Bank of America’s assessment came after a wall of worry that included inverted yield curves and a U.S.-China trade war forced investors into safe haven assets like government debt.

“The return outlook over the next decade is sobering – investors face a lower and flatter frontier compared with prior decades, and especially compared with the 10 years post-[financial crisis], when risk asset prices were sustained by extraordinary monetary policies that are in the process of being unwound,” said Tang and Sheets.

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This article originally appeared on ETFTrends.com.

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