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With more money chasing after the same quantity of equities, I would have thought the market prices would have been going up. But they've been essentially flat
by chiph 10y ago
With more money chasing after the same quantity of equities, I would have thought the market prices would have been going up. But they've been essentially flat over the past year. Even though firms have been buying back their stock. There must be another reason why they've been stagnant.
- Spooky23 10y agoReally? Its been a very good year for me. IIRC approximately 13% returns.
- uptown 10y agoWhere are you seeing markets as flat over the past year? https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=Linear&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1483650000000&chddm=99314&chls=IntervalBasedLine&cmpto=INDEXDJX:.DJI&cmptdms=0&q=NYSEARCA:VTI&ntsp=0&ei=JHtuWJm8E8WkecqPu-AK https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&...
- tcoppi 10y agoThere are also potentially even more people withdrawing money from the markets as baby boomers are retiring en mass now. But also having said that, they haven't been flat over the past year. 2015 was a flat year, maybe that's what you're thinking of?
- dmoy 10y agoS&P 500 is up 20% in 2016... not sure what you're talking about.
- Kluny 10y agoMy funds are doing quite well. Gains of about 7%.