chad s
Saturday, December 8th, 2007, 06:22 PM
...savings acct vs govt bonds? The graph should compare the growth of a one-time investment (say, $1000) made in each option at some point in the past, and should include the effects of compounding interest and divident reinvestment. I'd like to specify a starting and ending date. Ideally, the tool would include an option to adjust for inflation.
I've seldom seen such comparisons in print, and have yet to find such a graphing tool on the internet. Yahoo Finance charts compare performance of stocks, indexes, and treasuries, and allows adjustments to start/end dates. However, this tool does not include divident reinvestment, and does not include savings-account returns as a reference point.
I want to show sceptics that, over the long term, the stock market has consistently outperformed other investments, especially "no risk" options such as regular savings accounts and C.D.'s.
I've seldom seen such comparisons in print, and have yet to find such a graphing tool on the internet. Yahoo Finance charts compare performance of stocks, indexes, and treasuries, and allows adjustments to start/end dates. However, this tool does not include divident reinvestment, and does not include savings-account returns as a reference point.
I want to show sceptics that, over the long term, the stock market has consistently outperformed other investments, especially "no risk" options such as regular savings accounts and C.D.'s.