Ill_Possible_2628

Ill_Possible_2628 t1_j2dg2if wrote

If you invested $70000 in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 2008, you would have about $256,352.88 at the end of 2022, assuming you reinvested all dividends. This is a return on investment of 266.22%, or 9.15% per year.

This lump-sum investment beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 169.77% cumulatively, or 6.92% per year.

If you used dollar-cost averaging (monthly) instead of a lump-sum investment, you'd have $328,833.90.

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