Well, to kick things off, it is important to mention the fact that during the last five years, bitcoin's value has increased with around 25,000 %, which means that if you would have bought the digital currency in the past, you may have been able to earn 250 times more
than your initial investment today.
Not exact matches
Horrific Performance An
initial investment of more
than $ 450,000 to the ProShares Ultra VIX Short - Term Futures ETN (UVXY) at the open of its October 4th, 2011 inception date (the split adjusted opening price) would be worth just $ 87 at
today's close (this after a more
than 28 % gain
today and
A $ 10,000
initial investment in the Sequoia Fund that he co-founded in 1970 would be worth more
than $ 4 million
today.
Given
today's low bond yields and projections for lower -
than - average
investment returns, however, many retirement experts suggest starting with a lower
initial withdrawal rate, say, 3 % or so.
Inflation means that the purchasing power of money declines over time, so a fixed amount of money (that is, your
initial investment amount) is worth less in the future
than it is
today.