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Sure, you can get lower returns as well by cherry-picking the start and stop dates, especially for shorter intervals. When economists say things like, "the mar
by bityard 2y ago
Sure, you can get lower returns as well by cherry-picking the start and stop dates, especially for shorter intervals.
When economists say things like, "the market returns X on average," they always mean over much longer periods of time than your example.
- TeaBrain 2y agoThe figure till 2013 was just food for thought. Inflation adjusted returns for the S&P 500 for the last 50 years are around 7-8%. I'm certainly not suggesting anyone stay out of a S&P 500 index fund, as I wouldn't take that advice myself. However, the return from 2000 to 2024 is not a cherry pick for anyone old enough to have had their money invested back in 2000, as it shows that there has only been a 4.5% real return on the money then invested since the 2000 peak.