Table 10.1 what was the best investment for the period 19262017? Should you buy only small stocks as investments? Why or why not?

Large-Company Stocks Long-Term Government Bonds U.S. Treasury Bills Consumer Price Index Year 1926 11.14% 7.90% 3.30% 1.12% 1927 37.13 10.36 3.15 2.26 1928 43.31 - 1.37 4.05 - 1.16 1929 - 8.91 5.23 4.47 .58 1930 -25.26 5.80 2.27 - 6.40 1931 -43.86 - 8.04 1.15 - 9.32 1932 - 8.85 14.11 .88 - 10.27 1933 52.88 .31 .52 .76 1934 12.98 .27 - 2.34 47.22 1.52 2.99 1935 5.88 .17 1936 32.80 8.22 .17 1.45 1937 -35.26 .13 .27 2.86 1938 33.20 6.26 .06 - 2.78 1939 .91 5.71 .04 .00 1940 -10.08 10.34 .04 .71 1941 -11.77 - 8.66 .14 9.93 1942 21.07 2.67 .34 9.03 1943 25.76 2.50 .38 2.96 1944 19.69 2.88 .38 2.30 2.25 1945 36.46 5.17 .38 1946 - 8.18 4.07 .38 18.13 1947 5.24 - 1.15 .62 8.84 1948 5.10 2.10 1.06 2.99 1949 18.06 7.02 1.12 2.07 1950 30.58 - 1.44 1.22 5.93 1951 24.55 - 3.53 1.56 6.00 1952 18.50 1.82 1.75 .75 1953 - 1.10 - 88 1.87 .75 1954 52.40 7.89 .93 .74 1955 31.43 1.03 1.80 .37 1956 6.63 - 3.14 2.66 2.99 1957 -10.85 5.25 3.28 2.90 1958 43.34 - 6.70 1.71 1.76 1959 11.90 - 1.35 3.48 1.73 1960 .48 7.74 2.81 1.36 .67 1961 26.81 3.02 2.40 1962 - 8.78 4.63 2.82 1.33 1963 22.69 1.37 3.23 1.64 1964 16.36 4.43 3.62 97 1965 12.36 1.40 4.06 1.92 1966 -10.10 - 1.61 4.94 3.46 1967 23.94 - 6.38 4.39 3.04 1968 11.00 5.33 5.49 4.72 1969 8.47 - 7.45 6.90 6.20 1970 3.94 12.24 6.50 5.57 1971 14.30 12.67 4.36 3.27 1972 18.99 9.15 4.23 3.41 1973 -14.69 -12.66 7.29 8.71 1974 -26.47 - 3.28 7.99 12.34 1975 37.23 4.67 5.87 6.94 1976 18.34 5.07 4.86 23.93 - 7.16 1977 2.31 5.45 6.70 1978 6.57 - 2.07 7.64 9.02 1979 18.61 2.76 10.56 13.29 1980 32.50 5.91 12.10 12.52 1981 - 4.92 .16 14.60 8.92 1982 21.55 49.99 10.94 3.83 1983 22.56 - 2.11 8.99 3.79 1984 6.27 16.53 9.90 3.95 1085 31 73 2003 771 ign 1987 5.25 5.88 4.43 - 8.09 8.71 1988 16.61 6.94 4.42 1989 31.69 22.15 8.44 4.65 1990 - 3.10 5.44 7.69 6.11 1991 30.46 20.04 5.43 3.06 2.90 1992 7.62 8.09 3.48 1993 10.08 22.32 3.03 2.75 1994 1.32 -11.46 4.39 2.67 37.58 37.28 5.61 2.54 1995 1996 22.96 - 2.59 5.14 3.32 1997 33.36 17.70 5.19 1.70 28.58 19.22 4.86 1.61 1998 1999 21.04 -12.76 4.80 2.68 2000 - 9.10 22.16 5.98 3.39 1.55 2001 -11.89 5.30 3.33 2002 -22.10 14.08 1.61 2.38 2003 28.68 1.62 1.03 1.88 2004 10.88 10.34 1.43 3.26 2005 4.91 10.35 3.30 3.42 2006 15.79 .28 4.97 2.54 2007 5.49 10.85 4.52 4.08 2008 -37.00 39.46 1.24 .09 2009 26.46 -25.61 .15 2.72 2010 15.06 7.73 .14 1.50 2011 2.11 35.75 .06 2.96 2012 16.00 1.80 .08 1.74 2013 32.39 - 14.69 .05 1.50 2014 13.69 22.60 .03 .76 2015 1.41 -.64 .04 .74 2016 11.98 1.76 .21 2.11 2017 19.57 5.78 .75 1.58