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S&P 500 for the Long Haul: Code Explanation Addendum

January 14, 2017 By Chris Conlan Leave a Comment

In the last post, S&P 500 for the Long Haul, we discussed the results of a 66 year analysis of the S&P 500. This post will discuss the R code used to generate tables and plots in that post. We will focus on While reading, you may want to view the entire script: R Script […]

Filed Under: Programming with R Tagged With: investing benchmarks, plotting, r programming, return series, s&p 500, time series, visualization

S&P 500 for The Long Haul: Figures to Keep in Mind

January 3, 2017 By Chris Conlan 4 Comments

When considering any investment opportunity, classical literature tells us to always compare it to the risk-free rate. While this is never a bad idea, this article will study the S&P 500 for use as a comparable investment. The everyday investor now has access to the S&P 500 as an investment vehicle through ETFs (Exchange Traded […]

Filed Under: Automated Trading Tagged With: data analysis, investing benchmarks, mutual funds, return series, s&p 500, time series

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