Comments on: Final 2009 Market Performance Numbers http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2009-performance-numbers/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Croupier http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2009-performance-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-245391 Croupier Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:18:08 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47834#comment-245391 Could be another decade of poor returns ahead for the S&P, but do you really want to own gold? What is deflation is the real problem - not inflation. Could be another decade of poor returns ahead for the S&P, but do you really want to own gold? What is deflation is the real problem – not inflation.

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2009-performance-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-245304 How the Common Man Sees It Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:02:40 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47834#comment-245304 <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylaom39" rel="nofollow">Gold ETFs attract $17 billion in 2009</a> <i>The value of the gold content in these funds is up roughly 84% over the year, the question now is, can the markets take more PGM ETFs?</i> .....which is what helped lead to this: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylptbdm" rel="nofollow">Gold's 25% rise in 2009 eclipsed by palladium, platinum and silver</a> <i>2009 was a great year for appreciation in the price of precious metals with pgms the best performers following their big falls in 2008. Silver also showed strong gains.</i> Gold ETFs attract $17 billion in 2009

The value of the gold content in these funds is up roughly 84% over the year, the question now is, can the markets take more PGM ETFs?

…..which is what helped lead to this:

Gold’s 25% rise in 2009 eclipsed by palladium, platinum and silver

2009 was a great year for appreciation in the price of precious metals with pgms the best performers following their big falls in 2008. Silver also showed strong gains.

]]> By: SINGER http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2009-performance-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-245302 SINGER Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:57:04 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47834#comment-245302 The fact that this was the first decade with negative returns including dividends should tell you that something in the overall trend has changed... The fact that this was the first decade with negative returns including dividends should tell you that something in the overall trend has changed…

]]> By: Barry Ritholtz http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2009-performance-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-245288 Barry Ritholtz Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:12:52 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47834#comment-245288 Here: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/12/statistics-scientific-consensus-on-climate-change/ Here:

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/12/statistics-scientific-consensus-on-climate-change/

]]> By: Marcus Aurelius http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2009-performance-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-245195 Marcus Aurelius Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:09:02 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47834#comment-245195 No one should try to interpret this data as doing so would both expose your prejudices and render the value of the data worthless. BTW, what happened to the global warming thread? No one should try to interpret this data as doing so would both expose your prejudices and render the value of the data worthless.

BTW, what happened to the global warming thread?

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