K5 wrote:
Yannix wrote:Also the S&P. And a 52-week high for the NASDAQ. Buy-and-holders are doing quite well.
Depends when you bought and how long you have held.
If you bought in early 2000 and have held since then you haven't kept up with inflation.
Ditto for mid 2008.
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