The chart below shows the year total return of the South Africa FTSE/JSE All Share Index from 1926 to 2009:
Source: Alpha Asset Management, South Africa
In 2008, the index was down over 30% but up over 40% last year. Since 2000, the...
During the market pullback of 9% from mid-January to early February, the number of shares in the FTSE/JSE All Share Index trading above their 50-day moving averages dropped from a high of around 80% to below 40%. Although the turning point is...
Measuring the performance of any financial portfolio is only relevant if compared with a similar portfolio. Over the years the norm in the industry has been to use market capitalisation indices as benchmarks to measure performance.
Market...
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