Comments on Dividend Growth Investor: Average Durations of Previous Bear Markets

Michael,Thanks for your comment. Sure, you could c...

2008-08-01T05:58:00.000-07:00

Michael,

Thanks for your comment. Sure, you could create multiple variations using past data.
Hopefully we'll bottom by the end of 2008 and the economy won't slip further.

I did a similar study using a different metrix of ...

2008-07-31T18:59:00.000-07:00

I did a similar study using a different metrix of duration. Apparently, your duration is the months between peak and trough. Whereas my study measures the months between the months between entry into bear market (the S&P 500 fallen 20%) and trough.

http://investmentscientist.com/2008/07/30/

Dorian,Thanks for stopping by. The US market has t...

2008-07-27T12:41:00.000-07:00

Dorian,

Thanks for stopping by. The US market has traditionally performed better than other world markets during tough times.

Good post with great data. Still too cloudy for my...

2008-07-27T10:15:00.000-07:00

Good post with great data. Still too cloudy for my taste but of all the world market I'd go with US right now. Good job!

Seattle 787,You are correct that financials are a ...

2008-07-14T14:13:00.000-07:00

Seattle 787,

You are correct that financials are a tough buy right now. There's so much uncertainty over financials right now that as a dividend investor I might have to stay away. As a contrarian investor however I believe that once the crisis is over, financial stocks will be outperforming the market.
Tomorrow I will be posting some stocks which I believe are trading at bargain prices.

I've been scouting for some good "deals" on financ...

2008-07-14T12:24:00.000-07:00

I've been scouting for some good "deals" on financial dividend stocks. It's a tough game right now tho. ACAS is in my portfolio and has dropped considerably, same with NLY. With IndyMac collapsing and WaMu seriously faultering how are you going about picking from the wide array of financials at already substantially lower prices?

Andy,The market will do whatever it wants to do. W...

2008-07-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

Andy,

The market will do whatever it wants to do. While everyone out there claims that this is a "traders" market, companies like BUD, WWY, ROH are getting snapped at bargain prices. We have a great opportunity to accumulate shares at bargain prices.
Thanks for stopping by.

Best Regards,

Dividend Growth Investor

Nice data. I think this bear market will last till...

2008-07-14T08:33:00.000-07:00

Nice data. I think this bear market will last till later this year. However, for longer term investors there are some great bargains to be had - espcially in the financials. But, I will wait till later in the year before buying. Right now it is a traders market.