Saw this little ETF return graphic today on The Growth Stock Wire (sorry it copied over rather bad):
Symbol Price Change 52-Wk
USA (SPY) 137.05 -0.07% +5.98%
Japan (EWJ) 9.74 +0.21% -0.87%
S. Africa (EZA) 65.70 +0.35% -5.85%
Singapore (EWS) 12.74 -0.08% -5.97%
S. Korea (EWY) 58.92 -0.19% -9.06%
Taiwan (EWT) 13.03 -0.61% -9.79%
Lat.America (ILF) 45.68 -0.52% -11.47%
Canada (EWC) 27.41 -0.11% -15.49%
China (FXI) 37.08 -0.91% -17.49%
Israel (ISL) 13.54 -0.44% -18.16%
India (IFN) 21.58 -0.37% -30.52%
Russia (TRF) 15.97 -0.25% -30.78%
Considering how “exciting” the market has been the past 3 months, doesn’t it sober you up a bit? Make you want to be a trader? Every index on this chart save the S&P and Japan have decent losses for the last 12 months. Buy and hold can be tough!
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