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Over every 30-year period in history even including the Great Depression, the S&P 500 has returned between 8% and 15% annualized, with a median return of 11% annualized. Of course, stock index funds were not available until the mid 70s and probably no one knew about index funds until the 90s.
You should look at cagr not annualized returns fwiw
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If i was in your shoes i would buy income property. Save up a bit of capital for down payments and let the rent checks flow. I believe now is a phenomenal time to be a real estate investor because lending rates are low. Check out the author, Robert Kiyosaki. He is a wealth of knowledge. I recommend starting with his book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" as i believe it is essential to building your knowledge of this industry. And on top of the all the info packed in between its covers, it is a very well written book that keeps you interested. Good luck!
I would caution anyone from getting too wrapped up in kiyosaki. His first book rich dad poor dad was very good for learning concepts.
After that take everything with a grain of salt.
How about - and this may be completely unheard of to some people - but how about enjoying life a little bit? Take a vacation. Buy a nice car. Do whatever it is you enjoy doing.
I'd be all over it, but that's just too irresponsible for most people on this board to fathom
You should look at cagr not annualized returns fwiw
I'm using the term annualized returns with the same meaning as CAGR, meaning compounded annual returns; you must be assuming I'm talking about average annual returns, which is not what I'm referring to.
I'm using the term annualized returns with the same meaning as CAGR, meaning compounded annual returns; you must be assuming I'm talking about average annual returns, which is not what I'm referring to.
You put a 30 year range of annualized returns and then median annual return none of which are CAGR
I'm repeating the information from these articles, that for every rolling 30-year period and every rolling 20-year period since 1926, the median return is about 11% annualized (CAGR). Probably I should have added "rolling" 30-year period to make it clearer.
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