Way back in the early 1980s it was pretty obvious that the medium term (five year) return potential from investing was pretty solid.  As it turns out most assets had spectacular returns in the 1980s and 1990s. This can be seen in returns for superannuation funds which averaged 14.1% in nominal terms and 9.4% in real terms between 1982 and 1999 (after taxes and fees).

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