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Stock market 2002-2007
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:29 pm
Really random thread but I was just curious what markets were like in this time period (I was still a kid)
I always just saw it as the “boring period” between the dot com boom and the crash, but a quick google search has told me that in fact there were some exciting and turbulent times during these years as well.
Was that your personal experience investing those years?
Did war news overseas often impact markets in these years?
I always just saw it as the “boring period” between the dot com boom and the crash, but a quick google search has told me that in fact there were some exciting and turbulent times during these years as well.
Was that your personal experience investing those years?
Did war news overseas often impact markets in these years?
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:40 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
ETA: you aren't going to have a leadup to a big recession without some fun periods of gains
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:47 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Was not as crazy as one would think. Online investing with the masses was still not really a thing. My money was just sitting in 401K, most of us here were still young as well.
Here is where I lost my money
Late 2000s (2007) is where I tried to do investing myself, wrong time to learn
. I was a big arse idiot in 2008 and lost $60,000 that year.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:59 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
The period between the dot com boom/bust and the financial crisis was a snooze fest. Big tech stocks were somehow more boring than the traditional value segment of the market. Saying “big tech” is kind of a misnomer because it didn’t really exist. There were the legacy tech companies that everyone knew were dinosaurs. There weren’t many growth stories at the time.
There are actually some parallels between now and 2002. USD is starting to fade after era of dominance with precious metals outperforming the market. Gold was up 199% between 2002 and 2007 while the S&P was only up 28%. From 01/01/01 through 12/31/2010 gold was up 419% and the S&P was up just 5%.
There are actually some parallels between now and 2002. USD is starting to fade after era of dominance with precious metals outperforming the market. Gold was up 199% between 2002 and 2007 while the S&P was only up 28%. From 01/01/01 through 12/31/2010 gold was up 419% and the S&P was up just 5%.
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 5:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
It was easy money following the floating turd from 2000-2002. Great years for me.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 6:10 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
What really stands out about that time is oil. Every conversation was about oil and energy stocks. Again, kinda boring compared to today’s topics if you’re on the younger side.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:39 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
You picked an interesting time period. International stocks beat domestic stocks in every one of those years. Since the financial crisis, holding international stocks has been a huge portfolio drag. Vanguard Total International Stock index is up 17% for the year. I won't guess as to whether we international diversification will be a benefit again or not.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:42 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
It was directly preceded by one of the greatest bullmarkets of all time (dot com), so it went sideways in a range for close to a decade to get ready for it's next run (the current bull market). We will probably get similar action once this bull market ends.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:23 am to Bdiddy
To bore you all more.
S&P MSCI EAFE
2002 -22.10% -15.66%
2003 28.68% 39.17%
2004 10.88% 20.70%
2005 4.91% 14.02%
2006 15.79% 26.86%
2007 5.49% 11.63%
Posted on 6/13/25 at 9:08 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I was accumulating shares those years. I am a time in market guy. The slower years just gained me more shares.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 11:11 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I remember the "Real Estate never goes down" talk that whole time
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