Armchair Athlete
Armchair vs. Dow Jones Industrial Average
Please see the chart below to see how the same funds invested in the Dow Jones Industrial Average would have done with Armchair Athlete's system:
The actual data is listed in the following table:
|
Time |
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
Armchair Athlete Equivalent |
| Jul-95 | 4585 | 4585 |
| Jan-96 | 5177 | 8012 |
| Jul-96 | 5730 | 8012 |
| Jan-97 | 6442 | 13147 |
| Jul-97 | 7722 | 13147 |
| Jan-98 | 7965 | 9708 |
| Jul-98 | 9049 | 9708 |
| Jan-99 | 9184 | 14407 |
| Jul-99 | 11066 | 14407 |
| Jan-00 | 11358 | 18877 |
| Jul-00 | 10561 | 18877 |
| Jan-01 | 10787 | 19427 |
| Jul-01 | 10594 | 19427 |
As one can readily see we have beaten the bull market by quite a substantial margin.