The Cruel Math Warns Of A Lost Decade Ahead For Investors

President & Co-Founder at Peak Prosperity • Dec 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM EST

Valuations are so stretched in the markets now that average annual returns are likely to be negative over the next 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods -- risking a lost decade for investors.

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Well, 2025 draws to an end in just a few weeks.

What should we expect, especially in terms of the markets, in 2026?

To peer into the future, we have the good fortune to welcome Danielle Park back to the program. Danielle is president and portfolio manager for Venable Park Investment Counsel, Inc, where she manages millions for some of Canada’s wealthiest families. She's also proprietor of the daily financial website JugglingDynamite.com

Danielle warns that valuations are so stretched in the markets now that average annual returns are likely to be negative over the next 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods -- risking a lost decade for investors.

Video Length: 01:30:54

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