Investors should expect North American and international equities to continue to outperform bonds over the next ten years, according to senior portfolio managers for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. As the accompanying chart illustrates, expected returns for equities the next 10 years range from a 4.6% for US stocks to a high of 6.5% for Emerging Markets stocks. Canadian stocks are expected to do almost as well, at 6%, and EAFE equities will also outperform US stocks, with retiring expectations of 4.9%.
Returns for bonds are more modest: Franklin Templeton projects 1.8% return for Government of Canada Bonds and 2.4% for Global Investment Grade Bonds. The chart shows the volatility, topped by Emerging Markets at 16.9% and Canadian equities at 15%.
The forecasts were provided Tuesday at a virtual webinar at the Franklin Templeton 2022 Global Investment Outlook.
3% Global Growth should keep pace with Inflation
Over the next 7 to 10 years, the firm expects 3% annual global growth, roughly keeping up with inflation, said CFA William Yun, executive vice president for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Over that time, equities should outperform fixed income and non-US equities should outperform US equities, he said.
Looking to Canada, Canadian stocks should have slightly higher expected returns, albeit with greater volatility, said Senior Vice President Ian Riach. The outperformance will be because of lower “more reasonable” valuations for Canadian stocks, he added. “We are quite positive on the Energy and Financial Services sectors.”
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