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Four History Lessons For Long-Term Investors

Valuations matter, cash is for emergencies, and equities are surprisingly resilient to inflation.

Gold: it’s not done much in the last 200 years, but it’s had a cracking quarter century.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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It’s that time of year again. The days grow short, the leaves cut loose from the trees, and my thoughts turn to nostalgia, as the latest Long-Term Asset Return study from the Deutsche Bank Research Institute hits my inbox. Ah, the joys of autumn.