Share markets
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 [...]
A guide to investment markets in 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 [...]
How long markets have taken to recover
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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