Does Patience Really Pay Off?

The article presents an analysis of the performance of key stock market indexes in the U.S., as well as a diversified 12-index portfolio model (PM) from 2001 to 2015. Topics mentioned include the assets covered including U.S. equities, non-U.S. equities and U.S. bonds, the attributes of the 12-index PM including the lack of the highest annual return and the failure to outperform the best-performing asset, and the positive returns experienced by patient investors after the 2008 crisis.