The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Since Their 2000 Highs - Thursday, May 6
May 06, 2021 at 16:01 PM EDT
The total return certainly looks better 18 years later, but the real (inflation-adjusted) purchasing power of that $1,000 is currently 1,564 dollars above break-even, a real compounded annual return of 4.56%.