Roger G. Ibbotson
Exponential Wealth: Centuries of Stock and Bond Returns by Roger G. Ibbotson (2026) is a book on our Investing shelf. Roger Ibbotson, co-creator of the famous Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation data, marks its 100th year with a 398-page history of what stocks and bonds have actually returned over centuries and across countries, how compounding turns patient investing into large wealth, and why that wealth is hard to capture in practice. It suits readers interested in investing, and it is legally free from CFA Institute Research Foundation. Licence: Free to read (© CFA Institute Research Foundation).
Download free from CFA Institute Research FoundationRoger Ibbotson, co-creator of the famous Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation data, marks its 100th year with a 398-page history of what stocks and bonds have actually returned over centuries and across countries, how compounding turns patient investing into large wealth, and why that wealth is hard to capture in practice. The free PDF is the full monograph.
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