Comments on: The Best and Worst Months for the S&P 500 Index (1926 – 2006) http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-460826 JLP Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:08:16 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-460826 Thanks for your comment, Nick. I've done stuff in the past where I didn't go all the way back to the beginning of the data and people basically accused me of data mining. I have done posts like this in the past and I think I mentioned the clustering of the data in the 20s and 30s. I guess I should not that in this post too. Thanks for your comment, Nick. I’ve done stuff in the past where I didn’t go all the way back to the beginning of the data and people basically accused me of data mining. I have done posts like this in the past and I think I mentioned the clustering of the data in the 20s and 30s. I guess I should not that in this post too.

]]> By: Nick http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-460824 Nick Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:24:37 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-460824 Going back to 1926 skews the data. The investment world from 1926 through 1940 was very different from the post war investment world. 18 of the 24 (3/4 of the total) best and worst months were from 1926 to 1940. These years were more volatile than later years. If you stick with the later years after WW II, then the six months from November thru April do much better than the months from May thru October. And, there are more Septembers with a loss than a gain, the only month for which this is true. Going back to 1926 skews the data. The investment world from 1926 through 1940 was very different from the post war investment world. 18 of the 24 (3/4 of the total) best and worst months were from 1926 to 1940. These years were more volatile than later years. If you stick with the later years after WW II, then the six months from November thru April do much better than the months from May thru October. And, there are more Septembers with a loss than a gain, the only month for which this is true.

]]> By: The Best and Worst Months for the S&P 500 Index (1926 - 2007)—� AllFinancialMatters http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-206687 The Best and Worst Months for the S&P 500 Index (1926 - 2007)—� AllFinancialMatters Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:13:26 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-206687 [...] This is an updated version of the post I did last summer. [...] [...] This is an updated version of the post I did last summer. [...]

]]> By: September is a Bad Month For Stocks—� AllFinancialMatters http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-145603 September is a Bad Month For Stocks—� AllFinancialMatters Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:37:24 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-145603 [...] After putting yesterday’s The Best and Worst Months for the S&P 500 Index (1926 - 2007) post together, I decided to take a closer look at the month of September. Here’s what I found out. [...] [...] After putting yesterday’s The Best and Worst Months for the S&P 500 Index (1926 – 2007) post together, I decided to take a closer look at the month of September. Here’s what I found out. [...]

]]> By: BNET1 » S&P 500: Best & Worst Months on Average on BNET http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-138669 BNET1 » S&P 500: Best & Worst Months on Average on BNET Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:16:25 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-138669 [...] The question is: Which months have the best and worst chances of a positive return? Well, to get that answer, AllFinancialMatters did some number crunching of Standard & Poors’ data. They found that September is the bleakest of the twelve, while July seems to be the most hunky-dory on average. [...] [...] The question is: Which months have the best and worst chances of a positive return? Well, to get that answer, AllFinancialMatters did some number crunching of Standard & Poors’ data. They found that September is the bleakest of the twelve, while July seems to be the most hunky-dory on average. [...]

]]> By: » Weekly Roundup: I Want A Toyota Hybrid on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-138131 » Weekly Roundup: I Want A Toyota Hybrid on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:30:48 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-138131 [...] JLP shares with us the best and worst months for the S&P. [...] [...] JLP shares with us the best and worst months for the S&P. [...]

]]> By: Weekly Blog Roundup, Dr. Zoidberg Edition on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-137721 Weekly Blog Roundup, Dr. Zoidberg Edition on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:21:25 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-137721 [...] AllFinancialMatters presents the best and worst months for the S&P 500. Jim from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has abandoned AT&T Wireless. Mighty Bargain Hunter found some good items at last week’s yard sale. [...] [...] AllFinancialMatters presents the best and worst months for the S&P 500. Jim from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has abandoned AT&T Wireless. Mighty Bargain Hunter found some good items at last week’s yard sale. [...]

]]> By: Free Money Finance http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-137598 Free Money Finance Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:19:25 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-137598 <strong>Star Money Articles for the Week of September 3</strong> Here are some recent interesting posts from the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond: Blueprint for Financial Prosperity asks why airlines can overbook flights. Consumerism Commentary has had a lunch conversion. AllFinancialMatters details the highs and lows of... Star Money Articles for the Week of September 3

Here are some recent interesting posts from the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond: Blueprint for Financial Prosperity asks why airlines can overbook flights. Consumerism Commentary has had a lunch conversion. AllFinancialMatters details the highs and lows of…

]]> By: The Dividend Guy http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-137497 The Dividend Guy Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:16:14 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-137497 What I read from this information is that it is really worthless to try to time the market. Over this long period of time, there have been more up months than down (even in September). In the end over the long term an investor will stay ahead if they follow a consistent approach that balances risk. Jeremy What I read from this information is that it is really worthless to try to time the market. Over this long period of time, there have been more up months than down (even in September). In the end over the long term an investor will stay ahead if they follow a consistent approach that balances risk.

Jeremy

]]> By: Aaron http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/09/05/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-137194 Aaron Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:35:47 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2002#comment-137194 Interesting information. October through December has a very strong pattern of being up months. It is interesting that although September has an overall negative return on average, there is still one more up month than down. September has obviously been a month where there have been some severe selloffs which serve to skew the average to some degree. Interesting information. October through December has a very strong pattern of being up months. It is interesting that although September has an overall negative return on average, there is still one more up month than down. September has obviously been a month where there have been some severe selloffs which serve to skew the average to some degree.

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