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Re:The FTSE 100 is down 20% in 20 years, so why invest for t... by taffer on Friday November 20, 2020 @05:57AM (#25159253)
TLDR:

- We are comparing the dot-com bubble with post-brexit and post-corona.

- Though taking dividends into account we are still 77% up.

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Re:The FTSE 100 is down 20% in 20 years, so why invest for t... by jfengel on Friday November 20, 2020 @08:57AM (#25160460)
The latter is a huge difference. 77% in 20 years isn't exactly a great return (about 3%, around one point ahead of inflation in the UK), but that's not unreasonable for what's supposed to be a safe investment.

The US stock market gives us all unreasonable expections, with decades of irrational exuberance. FTSE100 is more traditionally blue-chip, returning its profits via dividends rather than constantly expanding.

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