Comments on: The Ten Worst Days in S&P History http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/ 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. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chris from St. Mary's http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/comment-page-1/#comment-367349 Chris from St. Mary's Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:37:01 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/#comment-367349 From Wikipedia: Highest close 1,565.15 October 9, 2007. From Wikipedia:

Highest close 1,565.15 October 9, 2007.

]]> By: Joe Morrison http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/comment-page-1/#comment-367303 Joe Morrison Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:01:23 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/#comment-367303 What was the highest closing for S&P?? I'm assuming it was Oct. 2007...but what was the closing number?? What was the highest closing for S&P??
I’m assuming it was Oct. 2007…but what was the closing number??

]]> By: Kurt http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/comment-page-1/#comment-366975 Kurt Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:06:17 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/#comment-366975 The S&P was created in 1957, so what are these numbers? And yes after the 1929 crash it took the DOW til 1954 to break even again The S&P was created in 1957, so what are these numbers?

And yes after the 1929 crash it took the DOW til 1954 to break even again

]]> By: Kitty http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/comment-page-1/#comment-239949 Kitty Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:27:14 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/#comment-239949 One statistic I'd find interesting is the period of time it took the market to recover its value after each crash/bear market. I think this is what is important. If you lost 50% of your savings in 1987, it doesn't help you much if the market starts going up in less than a year. What you want to know is when I'll come out ahead. E.g. if your retirement is 5 years after the crash, are you OK; what about 10 years after the crash. If I am not mistaken, it didn't take long to recover from 1987 crash, but I think it took until the Second World War to recover from 1929 crash. One statistic I’d find interesting is the period of time it took the market to recover its value after each crash/bear market. I think this is what is important. If you lost 50% of your savings in 1987, it doesn’t help you much if the market starts going up in less than a year. What you want to know is when I’ll come out ahead. E.g. if your retirement is 5 years after the crash, are you OK; what about 10 years after the crash. If I am not mistaken, it didn’t take long to recover from 1987 crash, but I think it took until the Second World War to recover from 1929 crash.

]]> By: Jason Unger http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/comment-page-1/#comment-238809 Jason Unger Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:04:40 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/21/the-ten-worst-days-in-sp-history/#comment-238809 When it's down, it's a great time to buy! When it’s down, it’s a great time to buy!

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