Comments on: A Lost Decade?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:00:18 +0000

Shannon, so what? There are always going to be people who do better than the average and those that do worse than the average. If you can’t be predictably above average, then who cares?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:58:53 +0000

Graeme, I meant that there was no period after 1997 when SPY was below $91-92 range, except for a brief period in 2003. So, in other words, any one who put money into SPY after 1997 would have lost money by 2008.

By: Graeme Bregani

Graeme Bregani — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:54:06 +0000

I don’t understand the satetment that SPY hasn’t been down below $ 91 since 1997. As of today, the 52 week range is 74.34 - 152.89.
Am I missing something?

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The Well-Heeled | Creating Wealth Through Knowledge — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:13:06 +0000

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By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:50:04 +0000

It is a lost decade if your investments did as well as the S&P 500, but if you have a wealth manager that has done better than the S&P 500, you are okay.