One of the main factors for success with investing in equity markets is the ability to stay in the market regardless of market conditions. Trying to get out and get in is a fool’s game. Markets can move violently in both directions in a short span of time and its impossible to know when that …
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Diversification and investing for the long-term are the key ingredients for success in equity investing. I found the following chart from Vanguard showing the returns of various assets over the long-term (from June-1989 to June-2019) in the context of the Australian market: The 2019 Vanguard Index Chart: Click to enlarge Financial Year Total Returns of …
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The Australian equity market is the best market in the world based on returns since 1900 according to a recent Credit Suisse study. Australian stocks have historically performed well over the long period with average returns of over 13% per year. I have written about historical returns earlier here and here. In this post, let’s …
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ASX recently launched a new index called the S&P/ASX All Technology Index to track 46 of Australia’s leading and emerging technology companies or “Unicorns”. The following charts show additional details about this index and constituents: Click to enlarge Source: ASX via Twitter Hat Tip: @LeldeSmits One of the popular Aussie tech companies listed on the NASDAQ …
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The popular “120 Years of Historical Returns for Australian Sharemarket” has been updated MarketIndex site with data for year 2019. The overall average annual total return just slightly increased to 13.2% per year since 1900. Update (5/30/21): The Total Return for the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index in 2020 was 3.64%. The Price Only Return was …