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Howdy all!
How are you?
Was just remarking tonight that I can’t believe we are almost at the end of July!
Crazy stuff.
Anyway, thought it’d be good to have a quick review of the year that’s been.
Fortuitously I found this little beauty of a chart from the MSCI global total returns as of the end of June (ignore the headline date – there are of course only 30 days in June, but we’ll forgive the author for that).
As you can see, it’s been a GREAT year so far for those of us who are invested in the global stock market.
Unless you have your dosh in poor old Pakistan, Qatar and other bottom dwellers, you should be doing alright!
But compare this to the last time I did something like this (earlier post here) where I compared 2018 returns and 2017, you’ll see just how volatile investing in markets can be.
Incidentally, you’ll also see that however much the loss of 2018 was, most markets have clawed those back, and then some.
Just goes to show, you gotta be in it to win it as they say!
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30 Comments
Bryony - Perfectly Imperfect Mama
I love the chatty nature of this post and all the facts!
The Frugal Samurai
Thank you, we try to keep it simple here! (Cos we’re not that clever ourselves hahahaha)
Jaana McEntee
thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed the post & yeah, you have to be in to win 🙂
The Frugal Samurai
No problemo – thank you for reading!
Addy
Very informative and well researched article on global total returns
The Frugal Samurai
Thank you for saying so… Google search does wonders these days!
Randi
I haven’t studied international investing in years. I appreciated reading this post and how global returns look for June. Maybe the person who made the chart skipped that day in school and never learned there are only 30 days! Ha. Great post!
The Frugal Samurai
Thank you for saying so, and for reading! Sigh, I only know there are 30 days cos it’s the end of the Australian financial year… SO sad.
vivirewellness
The stock market has been strong this year, those are good signs for the economy.
The Frugal Samurai
Yes they are aren’t they! Here’s hoping it’ll continue…
The Crumby Vegan
This is really interesting and it’s great to see a lot of people won’t be losing their investment 💚
The Frugal Samurai
Yeah, plenty don’t but it’s a zero-sum game! There are plenty who do, just nature of investing unfortunately.
Janay
Very interesting post! I’m glad to hear that it has been a good year for those who invested!
The Frugal Samurai
Yes it has been, thanks for reading!
Goldfish and Gin
I’ve never Done stock trading… just looking at the numbers makes me nervous. I’m glad most of the beginning of the year has been pretty good for everyone that does though. Hopefully the next half will be just as good, if not better.
The Frugal Samurai
Yeah it is a bit daunting aye! My goodness, makes my heart palpitate each time, doesn’t matter what anyone says… and here’s hoping for a stellar 2nd half, you’re right!
Polly Amora
Stock market is never stable (I play the stock market myself) and if you try to make any guesses in the market and invest a large sum of money from your pocket then you would be in a huge risk. I’m glad Philippines isn’t at the bottom though. 😀
The Frugal Samurai
Oooo, how’d you go, how’d you go? Hopefully well right! Good luck for the future 🙂
Streamed TV Fan
This comparison of the markets is very interesting.
The Frugal Samurai
Aint it so! Thanks for reading 🙂
sn1463
Very interesting info, thanks for sharing 🙂
The Frugal Samurai
No problem! Thanks for reading 🙂
onehoppymomma
Our market is pretty strong here in the states. Hopefully it stays that way…cross fingers
The Frugal Samurai
Hoping for it as well!
Sanjota Purohit
My husband is interested in stocks.. Will share this with him.
The Frugal Samurai
Please do!
Diane
this is such an interesting article!!
Thank you for sharing the global returns for July!
Kind Regards,
Diane
http://www.petiteinparis.com
The Frugal Samurai
Thanks for reading!
Ainsley
2019 been a GREAT year so far for those who are invested in the global stock market and they get good ROI. Kindly provide the estimated profit in user friendly form so we get the exact information in figure.
The Frugal Samurai
Yes, it’s been insane hasn’t it! Um… not sure what you mean, do you mean if $1 invested on 01/01/19 would be worth today?