Let's compare the Vanguard Inflation Protected Bond Fund (VIPSX) to the Vanguard S&P 500 Fund since the VIPSX inception of 2011. This is a GREAT time to compare funds given the insanity of the markets from 2000 until today. I mean, think about it, the start of the millennium the markets fell 9, 11 and 22% consecutively. That was a decline on part with the 73 and 74 carnage. But people forget, it wasn't until March 2003 where teh market finally bottomed out. Then we had a couple nice years...and BOOM! Oct 2007 through March 2009 comes around and wipes out any gains that were had from 2003 . From March 2009 has been an almost unstoppable bull market since. HUGE gains were had. So, the first 18 years of this century give us LOTS of wonderful information to analyze which may be helpful for your own portfolio design.... ( read more )
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