[Map Maker]

Originally Posted by Fisherdan

From the book, The Intelligent Investor, recommended by bdub…

“If you had invested $12 000 in the S&P 500 stock index at the beginning of September 1929, 10 years later, you would have had only $7223.

But if you had started with $100 and simply invested another $100 every single month, then by August 1939, your money would have grown to $15 571.”


The power of dollar-cost averaging, even through the worst depression in modern history.

Interesting. I wonder what the same scenario would be in a typical market ( Ie bull). Might flip.