http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/know-your-investing-market-history.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:07:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/know-your-investing-market-history.html/comment-page-1#comment-219570 adfecto Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:06:15 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/know-your-investing-market-history.html#comment-219570 The historical data I like to look at it the rolling 30 year data. In no (0, zip, zilch, zero) 30 year periods has the market ever returned less than inflation. That is all that matters to me. Dollar cost average right through the bad times and come out ahead. The historical data I like to look at it the rolling 30 year data. In no (0, zip, zilch, zero) 30 year periods has the market ever returned less than inflation. That is all that matters to me. Dollar cost average right through the bad times and come out ahead.

]]>