2009 Rally vs. 1982 Bull Market
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November 19th, 2009 by Prieur du Plessis, Investment Postcards from Cape Town
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The very useful comparison of the current US stock market rally with that of 1982 is provided in the table below, courtesy of Barry Ritholtz, writer of The Big Picture blog.
It is when looking at the characteristics of a typical market bottom that one has difficulty seeing that the March ‘09 lows were in fact a primary bull market turning point. “Maybe this time it really is different, I guess we’re going to find out,” said Richard Russell (Dow Theory Letters).
Source: Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture, November 18, 2009.
Dr. Prieur du Plessis is an investment professional with 26 years' experience in investment research and portfolio management. More than 1,200 of his articles on investment-related topics have been published in various regular newspaper, journal and Internet columns, including his blog, Investment Postcards from Cape Town. He has also published a book, Financial Basics: Investment. Prieur is Chairman and principal shareholder of South African-based Plexus Asset Management, which he founded in 1995. The group conducts investment management, investment consulting, private equity and real estate activities in South Africa and a number of foreign countries. He also serves as Honorary Consul of Slovenia for South Africa, actively developing economic, cultural and scientific relations between Slovenia and South Africa. Prieur is 54 years old and live with his wife, television producer and presenter Isabel Verwey, and two children in Cape Town, South Africa. His leisure activities include long-distance running, traveling, reading, motor-cycling and scripophily. Read more from the author/contributor here.
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