SP500 Performance History
In the beginning of 2000, I had a close look at the SP500 performance history. The conclusion was clear. I had to start investing in the stock market. I was making a decent salary, but all my friends were making a fortune with their stock market investments.
It was time that I started to invest my savings in the stock market as well. I took action. The rest is history. The performance of the SP500 in the year 2000 was a minus 10%.
History shows that during 1990 and 1994, the SP500 performance was negative and that these years were followed by years with a very good performance. With this SP500 history in mind, I had nothing to fear. How wrong I was. I lost 40% of my savings.
The SP500 Performance History Alone Is Not Enough
The mistake I made at that moment was that I just looked at the performance history of the SP500. I did not review on a regular basis the direction of the trend in the SP500.
Since then I have learned my lesson. Every month I review a number of Trend Signals for the SP500. These signals tell me the direction of the long-term trend. These same signals told me to sell my funds at the end of 2007 and to buy them back in the second quarter of 2009. That was great timing.
You will get instant insight in what the long-term trend is at this moment for the S&P 500. Having objective indicators for the current trend in the S&P 500 can help also you to improve your investment results.
