tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073066728112402191.post4159607848132577886..comments2024-03-26T02:08:50.592-05:00Comments on Observations: How Much Would $1 Invested in the Stock Market in 19xx be Worth Now?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073066728112402191.post-4649069100513964992019-07-21T14:48:30.577-05:002019-07-21T14:48:30.577-05:00Excellent article. Profiting veery well from your ...Excellent article. Profiting veery well from your advice 8+ years on. Thank you!!PaulPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06576317474695005269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073066728112402191.post-8340345166189657252012-03-28T13:18:48.756-05:002012-03-28T13:18:48.756-05:00I guess the easy answer is that if you want to see...I guess the easy answer is that if you want to see how much a dollar invested in the Dow would be worth, you have to measure the Dow. I don't have much choice. It is what it is.<br /><br />Survivor bias, however, is a serious issue in a lot of mutual fund studies because the studies ignore funds that no longer exist; those companies are not in the studies at all. The Dow history does include the old companies. They are just replaced at some point with new companies. Else, you could end up with a Dow consisting of companies in industries that no longer exist.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349009181054767705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073066728112402191.post-7392224053682726152012-03-27T21:44:25.007-05:002012-03-27T21:44:25.007-05:00This is very useful.
Could you comment on the q...This is very useful. <br /><br />Could you comment on the question of survivor bias in the figures typically quoted for market returns since 19xx. One is always reminded that these index return figures don't include companies that went out of business and/or were de-listed.<br /><br />I assume that you're using DJIA to avoid this.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com