Value like it’s 1999
40 years ago, in 1979, BusinessWeek published its now infamous cover “The Death of Equities“, after one of the worst decades for […]
Tag: charts
Vanguard Growth Underperformed the S&P 500 Over 40 Years
Following the last post’s chart showing how 75% of the returns investing in the S&P 500 came from dividends, this chart by […]
75% of S&P 500 Returns Come From Dividends: 1980-2019
In the short term, stock returns are dominated by the ups and downs of price movements, in the long run, stock returns […]
Are stocks cheap yet?
Stock markets ended 2018 with what some call a sharp correction, and others call a minor crash. Last month, the S&P 500 […]
13 Thought-provoking charts from “Stocks for the Long Run”
I recently re-read the 5th edition of Jeremy Siegel‘s classic book Stocks for the Long Run, and thought it would be worth […]
Beer consumption slowing down globally, even in China
One of my favorite charts earlier this week was from this Economist article about declining global beer consumption. Earlier this year I […]
A 63-year chart of US Interest Rates and the 35-year old bond bull market
I love long-term charts, and recently started re-reading the 5th edition of Jeremy Siegel’s classic “Stocks for the Long Run“. Being naturally […]
How different were the German Mark, French Franc, and Italian Lire before the Euro?
Yesterday I posted a 45-year historical chart of 9 currencies where I described the difference between appreciators, depreciators, and long-term range-bound currencies. […]
The world’s largest stock exchanges mapped by VisualCapitalist
VisualCapitalist published some fascinating maps about the world’s largest stock exchanges, showing the relative size of the major 5 “JUICE” markets (Japan, […]
Size of Stock Market vs Bond Market
MarketWatch posted this bar chart showing the relative size of stock market vs bond market assets by category as of 2014. Roughly, […]