2008 vs. History
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008I know you’re probably getting tired of looking at this stuff but I thought these two graphics I put together are interesting. The first one is a bar chart comparison of this year’s monthly total returns for the S&P 500 Index vs. the long-term average for that month. As you can see, it hasn’t been [...]
We’re Looking at the Second Worst June in S&P History
Sunday, June 29th, 2008As of Friday’s close, the S&P 500 Index is down 8.55% on a total return basis for the month of June. If things don’t improve during Monday’s trading, this June’s performance will be the worst June performance in S&P 500 Index history and the second worst in the S&P Index’s history. Remember, the S&P Index [...]