Since the start of 2007, a cumulative $350 billion has flowed out of stock funds and a little over $1 trillion has moved into bond funds….. In 2011, 45% was in stock funds and 25% in bonds; in 2005, the mix was 55% for stocks and 15% in bonds…..
via AHEAD OF THE TAPE: Stocks Out of Fashion Amid a Bonding With Bonds – WSJ.com.
Comment:~ Low bond yields and higher risk premiums on stocks (stock earnings yield minus bond yield) highlight investors flight to safety. But this is no guarantee that bonds will continue to out-perform stocks. Bond yields must be close to hitting a “floor” and, with no further capital gains, investor returns will be meagre — while stocks grow increasingly attractive.

Colin Twiggs is a former investment banker with almost 40 years of experience in financial markets. He co-founded Incredible Charts and writes the popular Trading Diary and Patient Investor newsletters.
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Focusing on interest rates and financial market liquidity as primary drivers of the economic cycle, he warned of the 2008/2009 and 2020 bear markets well ahead of actual events.
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