The graph above is very powerful stuff. It shows S&P 500 calendar year returns and the biggest intra-year declines that occurred. Notice that 27 of the last 36 calendar years had positive returns. Notice also that in many of those positive calendar years there were very big intra-year drops. This helps to illustrate that volatility…
Month: April 2016
There is no such thing as a safe investment. Cash isn’t safe, money markets aren’t safe, bonds aren’t safe, stocks aren’t safe, gold isn’t safe, real estate isn’t safe, and the list goes on and on. It’s sad news, but when you are dealing with your money it’s better to have the sad truth than…