The results of a recent DFA (Dimensional Fund Advisors) study on the distribution of investment returns over the last 96 years may surprise you. This study looks at the S&P 500 and the many factors that have affected its performance, from wars to market crashes. How many negative market returns and corrections have we seen, and how often does a major market crash occur? This is on Think Smart with Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon.
Key points:
(02:31): How often does a major market crash occur?
(02:55) How good are returns over 96 years?
(03:48) How many times and how much has the stock market been down?
(06:01) What about the good stuff?
(09:14) What do good companies do when bad things happen?
(10:44): Where do we stand right now?
(11:50) How do all these factors apply to having a long-term strategy?
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Episode 223: All the Financial Mistakes We Have Made Over the Years
Episode 222: Delegation: How It Can Help You Achieve More Out of Life
Episode 221: The Weather Forecast: Predictions and Forecasts in the Financial Markets
Episode 220: Moving Money is Not Saving Money
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Episode 218: How to Avoid Getting Audited by the CRA
Episode 217: Structured Investments, Stock Picking with ChatGPT and Conflicts of Interest at the Big Banks
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Episode 213: AI, is it Good or Bad, and What the Heck is ChatGPT?
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