tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post8826726845300203115..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: S&P 500 TrendsMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-11954143174956853892008-01-09T15:06:00.000-05:002008-01-09T15:06:00.000-05:00Your graph is flawed because a 100 change at the e...Your graph is flawed because a 100 change at the end of the period has a much smaller percentage effect than a 100 point change at the beginning. You should really be using a logarithmic scale. See http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EGSPC&t=my&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= for an example.VinTekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568237270866242640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-63414027062245502782007-12-10T11:24:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:24:00.000-05:00Good point Moom, I didn't think of that!SFGal-- I ...Good point Moom, I didn't think of that!<BR/><BR/>SFGal-- I work in publishing, and had a sales job when I got that bonus.Madame Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-18925418228782368542007-12-10T05:26:00.000-05:002007-12-10T05:26:00.000-05:00If you look at percentage changes the last few yea...If you look at percentage changes the last few years have actually had lower volatility. A logarithmic chart would show that:<BR/><BR/>http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EGSPC&t=mymOOmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440274434662150925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-61907369431707833102007-12-09T20:53:00.000-05:002007-12-09T20:53:00.000-05:00Completely off-topic, I've tagged you.http://bitty...Completely off-topic, I've tagged you.<BR/><BR/>http://bittysbackporch.blogspot.com/2007/12/splotchys-story-meme.html<BR/><BR/>This has not a thing to do with personal finance -- yet. But Madame X hasn't taken a crack at it yet, either.Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-8444979879885323072007-12-09T01:53:00.000-05:002007-12-09T01:53:00.000-05:00The '70s did not actually have an upward trend in ...The '70s did not actually have an upward trend in the stock market. The market was basically flat from 1965 to 1982, when you adjust for inflation. While this sounds terrible, it's actually just about the perfect investing environment. Ideally, you want a fairly flat market while you're buying stocks and a big run-up when you're done buying and before you're ready to start selling. People who invested a lot in the market throughout the '70s and then retired around '82 or so made out like bandits.Andrew Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453328821252013152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-25888324469439632462007-12-09T01:27:00.000-05:002007-12-09T01:27:00.000-05:00First off, I love your blog. You're definitely an ...First off, I love your blog. You're definitely an inspiration in terms of smart spending and saving.<BR/><BR/>Secondly -- I'm fascinated by the stock market but frightened of it as well. I know that historically the basic indexes have gone up over time, but I also know you can't trust the past to predict the future. I put some of my savings into mutual funds this year, and I've watched it go up and down and up and down. It's basically back where it started right now. I don't mind it flinging back and forth, but I also don't see it making me any money over time if it keeps ping-ponging like that.<BR/><BR/>I want to buy a condo but at 24 with my freelance income, that seems impossible.<BR/><BR/>What did you / do you do that makes a $25k bonus some years?her every cent countshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559826632110489586noreply@blogger.com