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January 2011

Nominal vs Real 3-Month Interest Rate: 1934-2010

by Catherine Mulbrandon on January 17, 2011

in VE Infographics

An update of my Nominal vs Real 3-Month Interest Rate graph through 2010.

Data for 3-Month Treasury Bill: Secondary Market Rate (TB3MS) and CPI-U (CPIAUCNS) from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Recessions dates can be found at NBER

Tagged as: Area Graph, CPI, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Interest Rates, Line Graph, Recessions, United States

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Effect of Dividends Reinvested on US Stock Returns since 1871

by Catherine Mulbrandon on January 11, 2011

in Bubbles, History of the United States, VE Infographics

Another version of my stock graph. Instead of the nominal price index from yesterday’s post, I am comparing real price index to the real total return (price change with dividends reinvested) since 1871. Both series are adjusted for inflation.

Annualized growth rate of since 1871:
Real total return with dividends reinvested = 6.2%
Real stock price return = 1.9%

You can find data at IrrationalExuberance.com & MeasuringWorth.com

Tagged as: Financial markets, Line Graph, S&P 500, United States

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Effect of Inflation on S&P Price Return (1871-2010)

by Catherine Mulbrandon on January 10, 2011

in Bubbles, History of the United States, VE Infographics

I modified my original US stock prices graph to compare the growth rate of real growth (adjusted for inflation) in S&P Composite  Index with the nominal price growth.

Annualized growth rate of since 1871:
Nominal stock price return= 4.0%
 Real stock price return = 1.9%

You can find data at IrrationalExuberance.com

Tagged as: Financial markets, Line Graph, S&P 500, United States

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