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Re:Americans Now Need at Least $500k a Year to Enter Top 1% by dillonmckay on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:17PM (#21277645)
And no inflation.
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Re:Americans Now Need at Least $500k a Year to Enter Top 1% by WillPostForFood on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:31PM (#21277735)
The 30 year inflation adjusted return on the S&P 500 is 6%, and if dividends are reinvested, 8%. Retrospectively, a long term 7% return would be unremarkable. I wouldn't bet those numbers will be quite as strong going forward.
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