Hey folks! I'm still here, don't worry. Yes, it's been a while since I addressed you directly (by my math, it's been since... January of last year). But everything's great over here. By way of a reason – not an excuse – last year, we moved from California to New Hampshire, and the new house has […]

The NASDAQ returned -33.47% in 2022. Using a better calculation, which includes dividend reinvestment, the NASDAQ returned -32.54%. The 2022 NASDAQ Return: Even in Tech You Should Reinvest The above returns assumed you bought the NASDAQ index at the open on January 3rd, 2022 and sold at close on December 30, 2022. Prefer a "full […]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned -8.74% in 2022. Using a better calculation including dividend reinvestment, the Dow Jones returned -6.86%. 2022 Dow Jones Industrial Average Return: Reinvest Your Dividends I ran the above calculation for an index purchase at open on January 3rd, 2022 and sold at close on December 30, 2022. This is […]

The S&P 500 Price index returned -19.64% in 2022. Using a better calculation which includes dividend reinvestment, the S&P 500 returned -18.32%. Maximizing 2022 S&P 500 Return: Buy It, Hold It, and Reinvest It The numbers I just quoted you assume you did all your investing in a single year. Specifically, I assumed you bought […]

In this post, find an income by city comparison calculator and statistics such as average income by city and median income by city for the United States in 2022. It includes data for 261 metro areas, and summary data for residents outside those metros. You can compare or filter on either household or individual income. Below the calculator, find […]