*** SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ***FROM 1993 TO 2000 AVERAGE YEARLY...

*** SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ***
FROM 1993 TO 2000 AVERAGE YEARLY R/TURN 34%
FROM 2000 TO 2007 AVERAGE YEARLY R/TURN 3.5%

HAVE WE REALLY HAD A BULL RUN, OR IS IT AN ILLUSION.
DJI (Dow Jones) Average R/Turns Will Have You Thinking.
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Jan 03 2000 DJI was at a High 11,357 points

July 19 2007 DJI Record High of 14,121 points

7 YEAR RETURN OF 24.5%
AT AN AVERAGE YEAR RETURN OF 3.5%
(NOT AT ALL COULD YOU CALL THIS A BULL MARKET)
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***** COMPARE THIS FROM 1993 TO 2000 *****

Jan 04 1993 DJI At 3309 points

Jan 03 2000 DJI Closed at 11,357

7 YEAR RETURN OF 243%
AT AN AVERAGE RETURN OF 34%

*****NOW THATS A BULL MARKET*****
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S&P 500

S&P 500 7 Year Average R/Turns From 2000 To 2007 = DISMAL.
March 15 2000 S&P at 1,502 points
July 17 2007 S&P Reached Record High 1,555 points

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