SP 500 Historical Framework

Since 1970, In Years When the SP 500 Returned 20%, What (Usually) Happened Next ?

December 11, 2017

Morningstar’s Stock, Bond, Bills & Inflation has some interesting long-term capital market information, much of it from Morningstar’s acquisition of Ibbotson & Associates in 2005. Looking at the annual returns of the SP 500 since 1970, and including the period … Continued

A Bigger Picture Look at Today’s Stock Market, From an Historical Perspective

September 5, 2016

By Brian Gilmartin

Back in the Spring of 1980, when I was taking my first Money & Banking class, the Fed Funds rate was gyrating from 14% to 20% to 8.5% all in a period of about 6 months, under Paul Volcker’s supervision. … Continued