Comments on: The 10 Worst Januarys in S&P History (2009 was the worst!) http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/02/03/the-10-worst-januarys-in-sp-history-2009-was-the-worst/ 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: zt http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/02/03/the-10-worst-januarys-in-sp-history-2009-was-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-401909 zt Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:48:01 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3123#comment-401909 Andy is right. What happens if you compare bad January's with the other eleven months? That way, the bad January won't skew the whole year. After all, we are trying to figure out whether one can make a good guess about the months to come once we know the result of a given month (January 2009). Andy is right. What happens if you compare bad January’s with the other eleven months? That way, the bad January won’t skew the whole year. After all, we are trying to figure out whether one can make a good guess about the months to come once we know the result of a given month (January 2009).

]]> By: Andy http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/02/03/the-10-worst-januarys-in-sp-history-2009-was-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-400921 Andy Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:02:41 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3123#comment-400921 Shouldn't you look at the return for the next year, not for the year including January? Obviously if you pick a really bad month the year that includes it will have below average total returns, so that's not very interesting. Shouldn’t you look at the return for the next year, not for the year including January? Obviously if you pick a really bad month the year that includes it will have below average total returns, so that’s not very interesting.

]]> By: rubin pham http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/02/03/the-10-worst-januarys-in-sp-history-2009-was-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-400898 rubin pham Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:44:36 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3123#comment-400898 we are seeing the decline of the american empire. we are seeing the decline of the american empire.

]]> By: Rick Francis http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/02/03/the-10-worst-januarys-in-sp-history-2009-was-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-400871 Rick Francis Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:33:41 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3123#comment-400871 At this stage of my life I'm a buyer of stocks so lower prices are actually a big benifit for me. Especially, if it's just due to fear, not underlying problems with the businesss in question. -Rick Francis At this stage of my life I’m a buyer of stocks so lower prices are actually a big benifit for me. Especially, if it’s just due to fear, not underlying problems with the businesss in question.

-Rick Francis

]]> By: tom http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/02/03/the-10-worst-januarys-in-sp-history-2009-was-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-400853 tom Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:37:44 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3123#comment-400853 Makes me feel good knowing I was a part of history (sense the sarcasm there?). Makes me feel good knowing I was a part of history (sense the sarcasm there?).

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