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According to this, over the last 35ish years having 25% in bonds would given about 12.75% annualized while 0% bonds would have yielded 14.4%. 1.65%/year is certainly nothing to sneeze at. While the past is certainly not proof for what is going to happen in the future, I think it at least shows a trend.