History Dow Jones Index

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The following graphs came from the Dow Jones Index web site.  This is well worth a browse.

The Dow Jones Index is often referred to as showing the health of the US market.  This is the most quoted index as it dates back to 1895.  A broader index is the Standard & Poors 500 index. 

The key concept to take from these graphs is that markets are always fluctuating, but on a 10 year basis the markets keep going up (the 1930's is the exception).  This is why financial planners refer to "its not market timing but time in the markets that counts".

The returns for 10 year segments:

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