Share market
The financial year that was
Leveraged Equities have compiled this interesting illustration of the Australian share market movements over the last financial year (ended 30th June 2011). (Information in the graph was sourced from the Australian Financial Review and IRESS.) You can download a PDF version of the chart from their site.
Residential property vs shares since 1926
The residential property versus shares debate is popular and can be as fiery as political and religious debates. So I’m often asked about comparisons of the long term returns. Following is some commentary I came across from Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy at AMP Capital Investments. (Emphasis added by me.) [...]
In Investing, It’s When You Start And When You Finish
Is investing about timing the market or time in the market or…? Ed Easterling of Crestmont Research has produced a very interesting illustration of your average annual return depending on when you bought and when you sold your investment. The chart is based on the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index for the United States of [...]
Average duration of Australian bull and bear markets
Zurich have published this graph showing the average duration of Australian bull and bear markets from 1970 to December 2009. The index used is the ASX200. Download the graph here. Average Australian Bull Market Average Bull Market Duration: 38 months Average Annual Bull Market Return: 30.8% Average Australian Bear Market Average Bear Market Duration: 15 months Average Annual [...]
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