Investing in Stocks and Bonds over the Long Run Yu Chen Department of Mathematics Idaho State University Corresponding Author Thomas F. Cosimano Department of Finance Mendoza College of Business University of Notre Dame E-mail: thomas.f.cosimano.1@nd.edu Phone: (574) 631-5178 Fax: (574) 631-5255 Alex A. Himonas Department of Mathematics University of Notre Dame August 16, 2007