S&P TSX 60 vs US SnP 500 Index Performance Analysis - Last 19 Years

Last 19 Years S&P TSX Index Performance Shows that investing in Canada stock market index has not been a good bet relative to alternatives. $10K invested in 2000 is only worth $18K in 2019 Oct. The problem is that Canada has many mining and resource companies that are cyclical. Also there are not that many world leading businesses in Canada. A strategy of investing in Canadian Banking and Telecom dividend champions has worked out better.

Investing in Canadian Index at low points in the commodity cycle in 2002, 2009 and 2016 ha e produced good short term returns as a trading strategy.