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by paganel 1255 days ago
> Nikkei) peaked in 1989 and STILL has not returned to that high.

Also, the FTSE 100 has been almost flat since the financial crisis, so basically just a little over 10 years. It was at about 6300 in the first half of 2013, it's at ~7700 now, a ~22% return over 10 years is nothing to write home about. For comparison the SP500 was at ~2300 in the first half of 2013 vs ~3800 now, a 66% return. And that's after last year's 23% decline.