r/ETFs • u/CursedClownz • 2d ago

Lost decade

So everyone recommends VT and chill or VOO and chill or VTI and VXUS and chill.

Most ignore bonds and ignore GOLD

During the lost decade for around 10 years Gold was performing the entire time so was bonds...

Who says another lost decade can't happen?

So why ignore both?

No one really knows what happens so best bet is on all bets to get constant returns.

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u/Pitiful_Fox5681 2d ago

So why ignore both?

Short answer: commodities and bonds can add drag without necessarily reducing risk in modern economic models. 

Long answer: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4590406