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True. I missed that. The calculator at [1] gives totally different returns with dividends reinvested, though: 7.6%. [1] https://dqydj.com/dow-jones-return-calc
by pg314 5y ago
True. I missed that. The calculator at [1] gives totally different returns with dividends reinvested, though: 7.6%.
[1] https://dqydj.com/dow-jones-return-calculator/ https://dqydj.com/dow-jones-return-calculator/
- roaring20s 5y agoI am including dividends. I sometimes wonder if there are some long forgotten brokerage accounts just idly compounding.
- delaaxe 5y agoThough dividends paid in cash don't really count as compounding no?
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoYou can reinvest them it or he stock after you’ve paid income taxes on them.
- actually_a_dog 5y agoThere aren’t, actually, at least not in the US. When an account has no activity on it for long enough, it gets liquidated and transferred to the state until someone with a rightful ownership claim comes forward to claim it. This is called “escheatment.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escheat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escheat