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There is a common notion that stocks, at least if held for a long-time, usually outperform other assets, so that stocks should be the cornerstone of any long-term portfolio.
If, when this idea is presented, you protest: “Wait a minute. Stocks are also risky!” the reply is either, “Stocks have done well in the past and [...] Great Expectations: Earnings Estimates and Their Impact on Stock Prices
How often have you seen a stock’s price fall after the company announced increased earnings?
Or, just recently, why did the stock of investment banking firm Lehman Brothers soar after it announced that its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 57%?
In these instances, actual earnings did not turn out as the market expected.
In fact, expectations play a key [...] Basic Truths About Portfolio Management: A Consensus View Among the Experts
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Latest Blog PostsOilPrice.com » OilPrice.com Oil Market Summary for 03/15/2010 to 03/19/2010Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week, compared to $81.24 a week ago. Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali Naimi, made it clear once again on Tuesday that the world’s largest o... OilPrice.com » Oil Sands Potential for Energy SecurityThe increasing use in the United States of gasoline, jet fuel and other petroleum products made from Canada’s oil sands has aroused opposition from Canadian and U. S. environmentalists equal in intensity to that induced by nuclear waste. Does the largest source of Canadian oil needlessly warrant this reflexive rejection, when it can make a substantial contribution to our nation’s... Latest Forum PostsThe Stock Market » Buy and Hold S&P 500... dumbIt was a dumb idea, but if you hold the S&P 500 index now... you will most likely outperform most of the financial analysts
S&P 500 Historical Returns
Funds Pedia Q & A » S&P 500Agreed,
Yahoo is probbaly your best option.
Also check out this on 500 Historical Returns |