Below is a stock return calculator which automatically factors and calculates dividend reinvestment (DRIP). Additionally, you can simulate daily, weekly, monthly, or annual periodic investments into any stock and see your total estimated portfolio value on every date. There are over 4,500 American stocks in the database. Data is accurate to within the last 7 […]
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If You Always Maxed Out Your 401(k) How Much Money Would You Have?
The 401(k) is one of the best accounts to save a significant amount for retirement in the United States. 401(k) contribution limits are generous, and allow you to shield a healthy amount of income from taxes. However, the majority of people don’t contribute the maximum to their 401(k) – which leads us to ask: what […]
If You Always Maxed Out Your IRA How Much Money Would You Have?
The Individual Retirement Account or IRA is an excellent tax free account available to most American workers. Unlike 401(k)s, IRAs are completely portable and usually have fewer restrictions on the number of investments they allow. They unfortunately come with smaller contribution limits than 401(k)s. Still, most people don’t take full advantage of the accounts… so we […]
A Crucial Part of the Yield Curve Inverted 3/22/2019. What Does it Mean?
The yield curve has been in some type of inversion since December of 2018. In a yield curve inversion, longer dated securities yield less than short term debt. This turns risk on its head – in a well functioning debt market, investors should be paid more to lock up money for a longer time. While […]
Which Yield Curve Should You Watch?
In our last post on the yield curve inverting we discussed differences between a few terms. Specifically, the 5 Year Treasury and the 3 Year and 2 Year Treasury have inverted in recent days. As of 12/07, the 1 year threatens to join the inversion party; 5s1s now sit at a mere .02% difference: 5s3s, […]
The Yield Curve Inverted on 12/03/18 – What Does It Mean?
On December 3, 2018 the US 3 Year Treasury yielded 2.84% annually. Wildly, the 5 Year Treasury yielded 2.83% – that is, the yield incentivized investors to take on 3 year securities instead of 5 years! This rare condition – where a Treasury note of shorter duration pays more interest than a longer note – […]
Litecoin Return Calculator with Inflation Adjustment
On this page we present a Litecoin return calculator. Enter any two dates between October 24, 2013 and a final date and we’ll estimate the total return on any money invested in Litecoin as well as an annualized return. Enter a theoretical starting investment value and the Litecoin calculator will estimate the investment value on […]
What is a Stock Market Correction? What Should I Do?
A stock market correction is a drop of ten percent in value from an all-time high in a stock index. While stock market corrections are defined mathematically, there is a large psychological aspect to the coverage of corrections. All stock indexes can be ‘in correction’, but capital-C Corrections happen on the most popular indexes. When […]
Bitcoin Return Calculator with Inflation Adjustment
On this page we present a bitcoin return calculator. Enter any two dates between July 17, 2010 and a final date and we will estimate the annual and total return on any money invested in bitcoin. Enter a starting investment value and the bitcoin tool will guess the investment value on the final date. Optionally, […]
A Linear Scale and Round Numbers are Misleading While Investing
When viewed on a linear scale over a long enough time period, large American Stock Index graphs look almost vertical. Drops look crazy steep. The 1987 crash is nearly a blip on the map while the 2008 crash appears (correctly) to be the largest, quickest downfall in the past 40 years. What incorrect decisions do […]