Comments on: S&P History by Decade http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/ 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 20:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-443718 sam Thu, 13 May 2010 23:28:37 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-443718 The sectors and investment vehicle within those decades is what's important because you can't predict a decade and you can't stay out of the entire decade as well. I like small cap ETFs long term, small cap gold stocks, and Utilities with good increasing dividend histories. I use FINVIZ and microcapreports for my research. I like this sit; I may visit more often :-) The sectors and investment vehicle within those decades is what’s important because you can’t predict a decade and you can’t stay out of the entire decade as well. I like small cap ETFs long term, small cap gold stocks, and Utilities with good increasing dividend histories. I use FINVIZ and microcapreports for my research. I like this sit; I may visit more often :-)

]]> By: stock market http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-438825 stock market Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:33:37 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-438825 It is true that investors and traders are dancing on thin ice these past few months. I have guessed and accepted that I will not be able to earn money in some of my investments this year but I am optimistic about the economy's recovery. I am glad that the bulk of my investment are low risk. Thank you for the information. It is true that investors and traders are dancing on thin ice these past few months.

I have guessed and accepted that I will not be able to earn money in some of my investments this year but I am optimistic about the economy’s recovery. I am glad that the bulk of my investment are low risk.

Thank you for the information.

]]> By: Adam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-420007 Adam Mon, 11 May 2009 20:19:17 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-420007 Tom: troll, troll, troll your boat... Tom: troll, troll, troll your boat…

]]> By: Chris http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-419928 Chris Mon, 11 May 2009 14:23:43 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-419928 SavingFreak: CooOOooL. 194K?? That's a STEAL!! SavingFreak:

CooOOooL.

194K?? That’s a STEAL!!

]]> By: Tom http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-419790 Tom Mon, 11 May 2009 00:59:10 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-419790 It is any wonder of why the last 10 years have been so economically unsound for S & P investors when Wall Street was transformed into a into a casino with the Federal oversite agencies staffed by Bush appointees who could not or would not do their jobs as fiduciary trustees for those who paid their salaries. It is any wonder of why the last 10 years have been so economically unsound for S & P investors when Wall Street was transformed into a into a casino with the Federal oversite agencies staffed by Bush appointees who could not or would not do their jobs as fiduciary trustees for those who paid their salaries.

]]> By: SavingFreak http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-419717 SavingFreak Sun, 10 May 2009 16:16:48 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-419717 We have flying cars they are just expensive http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215901270 We have flying cars they are just expensive

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215901270

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-419444 JLP Fri, 08 May 2009 16:15:38 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-419444 Rick, Good points. I addressed these in the past by looking at rolling-period returns, which took into account any business cycle: <a href="http://allfinancialmatters.com/Graphics/S&P50010-YearTotalChartBig.GIF" rel="nofollow">10-Year Holding Period Total Real Returns (through 2006)</a> <a href="http://allfinancialmatters.com/Graphics/S&P50020-YearTotalChartBig.GIF" rel="nofollow">20-Year Holding Period Total Real Returns (through 2006)</a> I didn't include the 20s because my data only goes back to 1926, so it wouldn't have been a full decade. Rick,

Good points. I addressed these in the past by looking at rolling-period returns, which took into account any business cycle:

10-Year Holding Period Total Real Returns (through 2006)

20-Year Holding Period Total Real Returns (through 2006)

I didn’t include the 20s because my data only goes back to 1926, so it wouldn’t have been a full decade.

]]> By: Rick Francis http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-419442 Rick Francis Fri, 08 May 2009 16:08:11 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-419442 JLP, I think comparing each decade is a bit artificial-business cycles don’t really respect our decade boundaries. A more interesting graph would be the 10 year averages vs. the ending date. With that graph you could see how say 1982-1992 fared against 1980-1990. I suspect 1989-1999 was a very good decade... Yes, things look pretty bleak for the last 10 years, but that makes a lot of sense... we are in a large recession and there hasn't been that much time for a recovery yet. I noticed your table didn't include the 20s... and hence the crash of 1929. -Rick Francis JLP,

I think comparing each decade is a bit artificial-business cycles don’t really respect our decade boundaries. A more interesting graph would be the 10 year averages vs. the ending date. With that graph you could see how say 1982-1992 fared against 1980-1990. I suspect 1989-1999 was a very good decade…

Yes, things look pretty bleak for the last 10 years, but that makes a lot of sense… we are in a large recession and there hasn’t been that much time for a recovery yet. I noticed your table didn’t include the 20s… and hence the crash of 1929.

-Rick Francis

]]> By: Chris http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/05/07/sp-history-by-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-419215 Chris Thu, 07 May 2009 20:50:16 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3404#comment-419215 And still no flying cars!? This decade blows. And still no flying cars!? This decade blows.

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