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FarmerD
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A few years ago someone (Pretty sure it was melveyR) provided a neat chart showing PP returns on a log scale with a straight line 4.5% real return as the reference line.  I'd really like to see the same chart updated through 2013 returns.  I'd imagine with last years down performance the pp will be below the 4.5% real return line. 

Anyone have an updated chart (or give me MelveyR's website address so I could ask him).
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You can do it with http://www.peaktotrough.com/hbpp.cgi and excel
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dragoncar wrote: You can do it with http://www.peaktotrough.com/hbpp.cgi and excel
That gives you total return over a period but it's not on log paper nor does it have it on a log scale.  If I had more time I could screw around with excel and load in the data but I'm too stacked up with things to do. 
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FarmerD wrote:
dragoncar wrote: You can do it with http://www.peaktotrough.com/hbpp.cgi and excel
That gives you total return over a period but it's not on log paper nor does it have it on a log scale.  If I had more time I could screw around with excel and load in the data but I'm too stacked up with things to do.
Log paper?  Excel knows how to make logarithmic axes, yo
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FarmerD,

Here you go:

http://www.stableinvesting.com/p/long-t ... mance.html

Melveyr's charts appear to match closely with my data as well:

[img width=400]http://i59.tinypic.com/2w53p0y.jpg[/img]
(click to enlarge)

I get a real CAGR of 4.7% and a STDEV of 7.7% (based on monthly real returns).
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dragoncar wrote:
FarmerD wrote:
dragoncar wrote: You can do it with http://www.peaktotrough.com/hbpp.cgi and excel
That gives you total return over a period but it's not on log paper nor does it have it on a log scale.  If I had more time I could screw around with excel and load in the data but I'm too stacked up with things to do.
Log paper?  Excel knows how to make logarithmic axes, yo
I'm not up to date on that new fangled thang called a computer.  Call me Cletus.
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FarmerD wrote:
dragoncar wrote:
FarmerD wrote: That gives you total return over a period but it's not on log paper nor does it have it on a log scale.  If I had more time I could screw around with excel and load in the data but I'm too stacked up with things to do.
Log paper?  Excel knows how to make logarithmic axes, yo
I'm not up to date on that new fangled thang called a computer.  Call me Cletus.
Hey maw, get off the dang roof!
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