Now Isn’t the Right Time
People often tell me they would like to put more money into the stock market, but some newspaper article or economist has presented a very valid reason why right now isn’t a good time. Below you will see a list of some of the major events impacting the USA that would have caused you to question investing any money into companies. However during this 75-year period the DJIA has persistently advanced from a level of only 104 to today’s 12,523, and has produced an average annual return over the last 25 years of close to 11% (taken from the Dow Jones Industrial Average – “DJIA”). Other than operating your own business no other investment (not bonds, not real estate, not gold) has ever beaten equity returns over any 20-year period. What are you waiting for?
1932 – Great Depression
1939 – War in Europe
1942 – War Time Price Controls
1947 – Cold War Begins
1950 – Korean War
1956 – Suez Canal Crisis
1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis
1963 – JFK Assassinated
1966 – Vietnam War Escalates
1971 – Wage & Price Freeze
1972 – Largest Trade Deficit in USA History
1973 – Energy Crisis
1979 – Oil Skyrockets – 10% + Unemployment
1980 – Interest Rates Hit All-time High
1982 – Worst Recession in 40 Years – Debt Crisis
1987 – The Crash – Black Friday
1990 – Gulf War – Worst Market Decline in 16 Years
1998 – Asian Crisis
2000 – Technology Correction
2001 – Terrorist Attack
2006 – Oil Prices at All-time High
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