http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2009/06/19/dow-jones-%e2%80%93-a-long-term-perspective/ Prieur du Plessis’s international investment blog Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2009/06/19/dow-jones-%e2%80%93-a-long-term-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-12980 Scott Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:38:28 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/?p=7250#comment-12980 Great post! Thanks for sharing. Kind of depressing for equity investors unless you factor in dividends. If anything, this chart furthers the point of how important dividends are to overall return. Great post! Thanks for sharing. Kind of depressing for equity investors unless you factor in dividends. If anything, this chart furthers the point of how important dividends are to overall return.

]]> http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2009/06/19/dow-jones-%e2%80%93-a-long-term-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-12948 basehitz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:34:41 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/?p=7250#comment-12948 The thought of continuing the channel oscillation gives one pause. I developed something similar last year, but it seemed unreasonably bearish. Not so sure today. Weak fundamentals on many levels with major insolvent companies propped up by mountains of new debt (like we didn't have too much already). Something's got to give. I'm not buying any stocks here except as a trade. The thought of continuing the channel oscillation gives one pause. I developed something similar last year, but it seemed unreasonably bearish. Not so sure today. Weak fundamentals on many levels with major insolvent companies propped up by mountains of new debt (like we didn’t have too much already). Something’s got to give. I’m not buying any stocks here except as a trade.

]]> http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2009/06/19/dow-jones-%e2%80%93-a-long-term-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-12931 Scott Berglund Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:56:29 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/?p=7250#comment-12931 This chart is highly misleading as it fails to include the value of dividends which have historically accounted for roughly 40% of the total return of the Dow. Showing stock market performance without dividends is meaningless. This chart is highly misleading as it fails to include the value of dividends which have historically accounted for roughly 40% of the total return of the Dow. Showing stock market performance without dividends is meaningless.

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