It has been the centrally planned communist economies that have ended up being destroyed by chronically low real returns on investment.

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In the 1990s, real estate investment trusts have generally kept debt low, 50% on average.

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These folks may decide to include asset classes that have no real long-term return with the hope that low correlation with other investment will generate enough excess return from rebalancing to make up for the shortfall.

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