Average Investor

How Did You Do Compared to the Average Investor?

June 11th, 2010 | Author: Will Holt

Many illustrations of investment performance calculate the growth of a hypothetical investment from a given starting point. Typically there is a benchmark, such as the S&P 500 index, charted alongside for comparison purposes. The models show that had you invested a specific dollar amount, for example $10,000, you would have the initial $10,000 plus whatever [...]