🥇 25 Facts about the stock market I wish I knew 20 years ago.
1. Stocks have risen 1,100-fold over the past 70 years.
2. The US stock market has always made a profit over a 20-year period.
1. Stocks have risen 1,100-fold over the past 70 years.
2. The US stock market has always made a profit over a 20-year period.
3. The best 10 year total return for the U.S. stock market was a gain of 597%.
4. The worst 10 year total return for the U.S. stock market was a loss of 40%.
4. The worst 10 year total return for the U.S. stock market was a loss of 40%.
5. The S&P 500 goes up 55% of trading days and declines 45% of the time.
6. The stock market is more than 400 years old.
6. The stock market is more than 400 years old.
7. The best month to buy stocks is April.
8. The worst month to buy stocks is September.
8. The worst month to buy stocks is September.
9. Apple is the most valuable company in the world, worth $2.3 trillion.
10. Over the last 100 years, we have had an economic recession every 5 years.
10. Over the last 100 years, we have had an economic recession every 5 years.
11. The worst year for the stock market ever was 1931: -47%.
12. The best year for the stock market ever was 1933: +46%.
12. The best year for the stock market ever was 1933: +46%.
13. Over the past 90 years, an investment of $1.000 in the S&P500 would have yielded $563.000.
14. A daily drop of 5% in US stock markets occurs 1.5 times per year and a 10% drop once every two years.
14. A daily drop of 5% in US stock markets occurs 1.5 times per year and a 10% drop once every two years.
15. From 1979-1999 the U.S. stock market was up nearly 3000% in total.
16. From 2000-2008 the U.S. stock market was down 28% in total.
16. From 2000-2008 the U.S. stock market was down 28% in total.
17. Over the last 10 years, 82% of fund managers failed to beat the stock market.
18. In general, women are better investors than men.
18. In general, women are better investors than men.
19. The US stock market is 46% of the entire world’s stock market capitalization.
20. Only 22% of millennials actively invest, compared to 39% for Boomers.
20. Only 22% of millennials actively invest, compared to 39% for Boomers.
21. Robotic algorithms make up 90% of all stock trades.
22. 10% of Americans own 84% of the US stock market.
22. 10% of Americans own 84% of the US stock market.
23. The first Stock Market Bubble dates from 1720.
24. The Dow closed at 381 in September 1929. It wouldn’t cross that mark again until November 1954. Today the Dow trades at more than 33.000.
24. The Dow closed at 381 in September 1929. It wouldn’t cross that mark again until November 1954. Today the Dow trades at more than 33.000.
25. The 2000 Dotcom Crash wiped out 40% of the stock market’s value.
26. The Nasdaq has returned more than 1.000% over the past 20 years.
26. The Nasdaq has returned more than 1.000% over the past 20 years.
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