How to Manage Money Scripts
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HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $1 INVESTED IN FAMA/FRENCH TOTAL US MARKET RESEARCH INDEX
January 1927 – December 2020
Nearly a century of US stock market returns suggests that making investment decisions based on control of the chambers of Congress is unlikely to lead to better investment outcomes.
Stocks tend to reward disciplined investors no matter who has the upper hand in the House and Senate, which is a useful lesson about the benefits of a long-term investment approach.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Their performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.
In US dollars. Growth of wealth shows the growth of a hypothetical investment of $1 in the securities in the Fama/French US Total Market Research Index. Data presented in the growth of wealth chart is hypothetical and assumes reinvestment of income and no transaction costs or taxes. The chart is for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of any investment.
Fama/French Total US Market Research Index: This value-weighed US market index is constructed every month, using all issues listed on the NYSE, AMEX, or Nasdaq with available outstanding shares and valid prices for that month and the month before. Exclusions: American depositary receipts. Sources: CRSP for value-weighted US market return. Rebalancing: Monthly. Dividends: Reinvested in the paying company until the portfolio is rebalanced.
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