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Average duration of Australian bull and bear markets

Average duration of Australian bull and bear markets

By Matt Hern on February 20, 2010

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 Bear Market Loss: -31.1%
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A guide to investment markets in 2010

A guide to investment markets in 2010

By Matt Hern on February 12, 2010

Have you been watching the investment markets recover over the past year and wondering if you should be getting back in, or just in at all?
If so you may be interested in this perspective published by AXA Australia today called “Reading the Signs. A guide to investment markets in 2010.”
The guide is easy enough to [...]

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Trading in Exchange Traded Funds

By Matt Hern on July 23, 2009

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are like traditional managed funds (which you may be familiar with) but they are instead traded on a stock exchange like other company stocks.
For do-it-yourself investors it is handy to know about ETFs and how they work. It is also important to understand how they are different to Listed Investment Companies [...]

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How long markets have taken to recover

How long markets have taken to recover

By Matt Hern on February 7, 2009

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Statement on Monetary Policy (released 6th February 2009) included the following graph of the largest falls in Australian equities (aka shares). As the RBA note in their report “Historical experience indicates that, following large falls, it can take between three and six years for the share market to recoup losses”.

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