One of the strategies for building long-term wealth is to invest in stocks. While there are many markets to invest in for American investors, the US equity market has generated excellent returns in the past and continues to remain strong. In a recent post, I noted how US stocks as represented by the Dow have …
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Equity markets can be volatile in the short run. But traditionally they tend go higher in the long run. That is why it is always wise to hold stocks for the long term. The following chart shows the annual total returns of the S&P 500 from 1926 to 2020. The histogram shows the number of …
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Equity markets go through periods of bull run followed by mauling by the bear for some time. Then the bull market returns followed by bear market again. This cycle continues over the years and decades. The duration of bull and bear markets vary but traditionally the bull has stayed longer than the bear as we …
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US equity markets were up big yesterday. However we are still in a bear market and after weeks of down days it was more of a relief rally. Moreover volume was lower than average for a few stocks I looked at. Stocks going up on low volumes is not a strong indicator of the strength …
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