J.P. Morgan's 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions project a 10% compound annualized return for Bitcoin over the next 10 to 15 years, ahead of U.S. large-cap equities at 7.5% and gold at 5.5%. The firm introduced a return range for Bitcoin for the first time but explicitly did not include it as an allocation. The article attributes the gap between the 10% compound and 20.9% arithmetic return to volatility drag, noting Bitcoin's 55% annualized volatility versus roughly 18% for U.S. large caps. The firm now forecasts 7.0% for a 60/40 portfolio and 5.3% for global aggregate bonds, the highest in two decades. Developed-market equities are projected to overtake emerging markets for the first time, driven by U.S. large-cap profit margins above 15%.
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