"As market participants we all want more data, but once you understand where some of the data comes from you have to take it with a big grain of salt."Stock market data today is abundant and mostly free. However data purporting to go back decade, if not centuries, has a lot of issues with. Ben Carlson, institutional asset management chief at Ritholtz Wealth Management does as much research as anybody using historical data. So he has a unique perspective on what weight we should put on historical data hen making investment decisions today.You can read more about Ben's take on using long term data at his blog, A Wealth Of Common Sense:https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2019/03/real-estate-vs-the-stock-market/Enable our Alexa skill here - "Alexa, play the Compound show!"https://www.amazon.com/Ritholtz-Wealth-Management-LLC-Compound/dp/B07P777QBZTalk to us about your portfolio or financial plan here: http://ritholtzwealth.com/Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice just for you or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. Please see this 3,000 word terms & conditions disclaimer if you seriously need this spelled out for you. https://thereformedbroker.com/terms-and-conditions/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.