The US equity market has dramatically recovered from the depths of the bear market reached in June this year. As of yesterday, the S&P 500 is down just over 10%. Despite the amazing run in recent weeks, not many investors are convinced that the bear is dead for a variety of reasons. Irrational exuberance by …
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A while ago I book marked a fascinating article on stock market history with interesting stats and charts at Albright Capital. One of the charts that caught my eye is the histogram chart showing the Annual Total Returns of the Dow Jones Index from 1936 to 2021. Since 1983 the US market has been up …
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Novel Investor has updated the sector returns chart for the S&P 500 for the first half of year 2022. This chart shows the annual returns of the various sectors of the S&P 500 together with the current year data. With bear market raging across the equity market, the best performing sector this year has been …
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The equity investment returns of the G-20 countries based on their benchmark index from 2000 to 2020 is shown in the chart below in the order of performance. The returns noted are in US dollars and do not include dividends and fees. Click to enlarge Source: Quantalytica Related EFTs: PowerShares India (PIN) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) …
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Intra-year declines in the equity markets are a common occurrence. At the risk of stating the obvious, stocks never only go up always. In any given year, stocks decline significantly though the course of the year for any number of reasons but end up the year with a positive total return. Stomach-churning volatility can shake …
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