On a day like yesterday, it is important to have some perspective on long-term investing: Click to enlarge Source: Schwab

The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for monthly returns thru September 2018 of various asset classes is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Callan Thru September, Small Caps are the biggest winners while emerging market equities have been the worst.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index is the benchmark index of the Australian equity market. The index is composed of the largest 200 companies listed on the ASX by float-adjusted market capitalization. The composition of the Index is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: S&P Indices Nearly one-third of the index is concentrated in …

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