The Complete History of the Dow Jones Industrial Average

By: ETFdb
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most often-used benchmarks in the world. Consisting of 30 of the biggest companies in the world, the benchmark has been through a lot since it was founded in the late 19th century. Here is a quick primer on the history of the DJIA, by the numbers: Decade by Decade The index has put in a dozen full decades with a few years to spare on the side. Over that time period the Dow has seen just three decades of negative returns, giving it a 75% chance of turning in a positive decade: While the above chart does well to outline some of the most prosperous and most catastrophic 10 year stretches, looking at the index’s annual price gives investors an idea of just how much it has soared in recent years: Visualized another way, here’s a look at the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: 5 Tweets That Shook the ETF World ETF Insider: Buy On The Dip Prospects August 12th Edition Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Close Mixed, IEO And IGV Rise Wednesday’s ETF Chart To Watch: DIA In Spotlight With GDP Data Daily ETF Roundup: MOO Tumbles After Russian Potash News, VOX Slumps
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most often-used benchmarks in the world. Consisting of 30 of the biggest companies in the world, the benchmark has been through a lot since it was founded in the late 19th century. Here is a quick primer on the history of the DJIA, by the numbers: Decade by Decade The index has put in a dozen full decades with a few years to spare on the side. Over that time period the Dow has seen just three decades of negative returns, giving it a 75% chance of turning in a positive decade: While the above chart does well to outline some of the most prosperous and most catastrophic 10 year stretches, looking at the index’s annual price gives investors an idea of just how much it has soared in recent years: Visualized another way, here’s a look at the [...]

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