Similarly, hedge funds that aim to deliver absolute returns on a consistent basis should be held accountable to their promised objective.

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Ignoring for a second that this comparison completely ignores the vastly different risk profile of these two investments, it also ignores the fact that on an absolute basis, a 2% dividend yield is among the lowest in history and portends very low returns going forward.

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