The S&P 500 decade by decade since 1950: 60 up years, 16 down, and the 2000s were the only losing decade. 10,000 dollars became 42.6 million dollars with dividends reinvested. Great data from Dividendology.
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Every year of S&P 500 returns from 1950 through 2026 YTD, with dividends reinvested.
🟢 60 positive years
🔴 16 negative years
The only three-year losing streak in the entire chart came in 2000–2002.
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The 100 dollar test: what cost 100 dollars in late 2019 costs about 131 today, but coffee costs 222, eggs 181 and gasoline 162. Price data from Charlie Bilello. October CPI ran hot at 0.4 percent.
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Price Increases over last 7 years...
New Cars: +24%
Used Cars: +28%
Groceries: +33%
Shelter: +35%
Family Health Insurance: +37%
Restaurants: +40%
Transportation: +43%
Electricity: +45%
Auto Insurance: +49%
Gas Utilities: +57%
Home Prices: +59%
Gasoline: +62%
Ground Beef: +76%
Dozen Eggs: +81%
Fuel Oil: +91%
Coffee: +122%
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Ranked by value, Google's 13F stock holdings: SpaceX is 94.8 percent at 83.73 billion dollars. Great breakdown by Patient Investor. $QCOM is the big new buy.
$SPY $QQQ $GOOGL $CME $PL $ARM $RVMD $ASTS $FRSH $TEM $PATH $PRME $MAZE $RLAY $OSCR $BBIO $SANA $BEAM $VERA
Google's investment portfolio is INSANE!
Its SpaceX stake alone is valued at $83B, accounting for roughly 94% of its portfolio.
Here's $GOOGL latest portfolio:
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