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Is US households’ cult of equity a bad omen for stocks?

The record allocation of US households (and non-profit organisations) to equites chimes with the broader evidence that the valuation of the US stock market is high by historical standards. With that in mind, while we are not forecasting a crash any time soon, we do anticipate that returns over the next decade will be substantially lower than they have been over the last one.

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