The Wilshire 5000 Total Return Index Nears All-Time High

The broadest stock market index, the Wilshire 5000 Total Return Index, which includes dividends, closed yesterday just shy of its all-time high from April 2.

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Of course, measuring from the highs in 2000 or 2007, the total return is positive but nothing special. And once we add in inflation-adjusted returns, then things don’t look nearly as good.

Posted by on August 17th, 2012 at 10:46 am


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