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I bet you're not adjusting for dividends though- I remember vaguely a chart of total inflation-adjusted return, including dividends. Forgetting dividends leads

I bet you're not adjusting for dividends though- I remember vaguely a chart of total inflation-adjusted return, including dividends. Forgetting dividends leads some people to be much more pessimistic than they should. If I can find the dang chart I'll post it.

fny 4y ago
Here's one: https://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2010/7/13/saupload_real_price_total_return_since_1928.png https://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2010/7/13/saupload_r...
- sbelskie 4y ago
  Is total return here increase in price + dividends or are the dividends also being reinvested?
  - dsp 4y ago
    Total return reinvests, yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_return https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_return
loeg 4y ago
They're using an absurdly wrong inflation metric ("shadow stats"), so all bets are off. Adjusting for dividends is polishing a turd.
nope96 4y ago
Try: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&timePeriod=4&startYear=1985&symbol1=VFINX&allocation1_1=100 https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&t... and turn on or off "Reinvest Dividends" to compare