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*100-Year History Posts*

Below are links to the most popular "100-Year" graphs/posts

Stock Market
100 Years of Stock Market History: yearly closing prices
100 Years of Inflation-Adjusted Stock Market History
Stock Market Yearly Returns since 1929: bar chart of yearly total returns
25-Year Moving Average of Stock Market (Dow) Closes
Dow P/E Ratio History since 1929
100 Years of Dividend Yield & Price/Dividend History

Bonds & Inflation
100 Years of Treasury Note Interest Rate History
100 Years of Inflation-Adjusted Treasury Note Return History
100 Year Decline in Value of U.S. Dollar
100 Years of Inflation History

Housing
100 Years of Housing Price History
100 Years of Inflation-Adjusted Housing Price History


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  • 100-Year Housing Price Index History
    (Last updated November, 2020) This post illustrates the increase in U.S. housing prices since 1900. However, considering price alone is a m...
  • 100 Years of Inflation-Adjusted Housing Price History
    (Last updated November, 2020) Since owning a home is often a decades-long commitment, it is important that we include inflation in our housi...
  • 100 Years of Stock Market History (log graph)
    (Last updated October 2020) In times of turmoil, such as during the 2008 financial crisis, I look for one of those big charts with an arrow ...
  • The Decrease in Purchasing Power of the U.S. Dollar Since 1900
    (Last updated November, 2020) The declining value of the dollar  is one of the biggest threats to retirees, and near retirees. This post ex...
  • Average Stock Market Return Since 19xx
    Stock Market Long-Term Average Annual Rate of Return (e.g., since 1929; past 1, 5, 10, 20 ... years.) What is the long-term perfor...
  • 100 Years of Treasury Bond Interest Rate History
    Investors expecting bond funds to perform as well in the next 10 years as they have in the last 10 will be disappointed. Bonds can play an ...
  • 100 Years of Inflation Rate History
    Inflation can be devastating; while it has been under control for the past 25 years, there is no guarantee that it will remain so. Since thi...
  • What Will $100 be Worth in 10 - 20 Years?
    This post estimates the future value of a dollar for the next 1-50 years, for inflation rates ranging from 1% to 10%. The chart works not ju...
  • 100-Years of Inflation-Adjusted Stock Market History
    When analyzing stock market performance over multiple years, it is important that you consider inflation-adjusted performance. The more ye...
  • Dow Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio History Since 1929
    This post graphs the Dow Index normalized price/earnings ratio since 1929, and compares the p/e ratio to overall stock market performance. ...
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Stock Market Posts

  • How Much Would $1 Invested in the Stock Market be Worth Now?
  • 100 Years of Stock Market History (log graph)
  • The Best & Worst 10-Year Returns (Rolling Returns)
  • 100 Years of Inflation-Adjusted Stock Market HIstory
  • Dow P/E (Price/Earnings) Ratios Since 1929
  • Stock Market Annual Performance since 1929 (bar chart)
  • The Best & Worst 20-Year Returns (Rolling Returns)
  • Range of Market Returns for 1, 2, ... 100 Years
  • Dow Price/Dividend Ratio & Dividend Yield History
  • The 25 Best & Worst Years in Stock Market History
  • The Extraordinary Impact of P/E Ratios
  • Starting P/E Ratio vs. 10-Year Stock Market Returns
  • The Make-up of 10 Year Stock Market Returns
  • Earnings & Dividends Determine Long-Term Stock Returns
  • Range of Stock Market Returns in Dollars: 10-100 Years

Retirement Posts

  • My Back-of-the-Envelope Retirement Savings Calculator
  • How Much Money Will You Need To Retire?
  • How Much Will You Receive in Social Security Income?
  • Life Expectancy: How Long Will You Live?
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  • What Will a $10,000 Investment be Worth in 20 Years?
  • What Will a $10,000 Investment be Worth in 10 Years? (stocks)
  • How Much Should You Have in Retirement Savings? w/o SS
  • How Much Should You Have in Savings? by age, w soc sec, ave inc
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Bonds, Inflation & General-Investing Posts

  • What Would $10,000 in 19xx be Equivalent to Today?
  • What Will My Bond/CD be Worth in 10 Years?
  • 100 Years of Inflation Rate History
  • Inflation Calculator: Convert Dollars from 19xx to Now
  • What Will $1 be Worth in the Future? (calculator)
  • Yield to Maturity & Interest Rate Risk
  • The Observations Inflation Spreadsheet
  • What Will My Bond/CD be Worth in 5 Years?
  • 10-Year Treasury Note Real Return History
  • What Will Your Bond/CD be Worth in N Years? calculator

Housing Posts

  • 100-Year Housing Price Index History
  • Planning to Buy a House Calculator
  • The Risks & Disadvantages of Buying a House
  • 100 Years of Inflation-Adjusted Housing Price History
  • Housing vs. Stock Market Growth Revisited

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  • Do You Need a Personal 5-Year Strategic Plan?
  • An Example of a Personal Strategic Plan
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  • A Career Planning Approach

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...Earnings, Dividends & Their Growth Rates
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