Stock Market History Repeats Plunge
The chart below compares the current inflation adjusted stock chart to a chart of the period from 1964 to 1984 adjusted for inflation and adjusted so the peak in 1966 matches the peak in 2000. Historical comparison charts are generally useless, but the similarity here is at least interesting.
Based on the current historical trend, we [...]
The Best Investment Ever
I have shown how stocks are a horrible investment, how investing in gold is a bad decision, and how real estate can not be considered an investment.
So, after showing the bleak reality of common investments, people often ask me what would be the best investment. Well, in one word, it is YOU. It is [...]
Dow Jones Plunges Worst Week on Record
DJIA ends the day at 8451.19 losing 1874.19 for the week, a drop of 18.15%, making this the worst weekly decline in history. This is no surprise to me since I believe, based on analysis of emperical data, that the stock market has been overpriced for the last 14 years. The Dow Jones [...]
Gold Prices Adjusted for Inflation
I recently posted an article busting the myth that the stock market increase 12% per year. In fact, its return is between 1% to 2% per year when adjusted for inflation. I also showed evidence that the median home prices are fairly constant over time when adjusted for inflation. So, what about [...]
Stock Market Plunges 777 pts and Spikes 485 pts
Yea, the DJIA plunged 777.68 points yesterday, which is the biggest point decline in history. The 2nd biggest point decline was on September 17, 2001 (first trading day after 9/11) that had a 684.81 decline. The DJIA gained 485.21 points today recoving almost two-thirds of the lost from yesterday. However, point [...]
Median Home Prices Inflation Adjusted
I recently dispelled the myth that the stock market always goes up, and in fact showed that adjusted for inflation, if provides a return of between 1% to 2% per year. Some people think that real estate has been a good investment. This is not so; we still have a bit of ways to decline [...]
DJIA (Dow Jones) Adjusted for Inflation
I’m surprised at how much faith people put into the stock market. This is not the best vehicle for investments. Financial advisors (if they can even be called that) will tell you to invest in the stock market over the long term because it has averaged 10%-12% per year. That is a load of bull! [...]
Dow Jones Inflation Adjusted
[For a deeper analysis with charts and graphs, take a look at DJIA Adjusted for Inflation]
The stock market is nothing more than trading shares of public companies. The people who own the stock technically own an interest in the company, but still they have no voice in regards to how the company is managed or [...]
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