Surviving America's decade of no returns

The first decade of the 21st century looks like being the worst for US stocks since the 1930s. And with share prices depressed, dividends - although low - remain critical to stock market investing.

What a difference a decade can make! Over the last 10 years of the 20th century, anyone buying and holding US stocks made a total return approaching 18% per year.

Their initial stake, as a 2002 research paper noted, increased five times over. Now that's real money!

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