Originally Posted by
GPullR
The s&p over 40 years returns 10.9% with dividends reinvested. Thats about as safe and long term data anybody should need to see.
thats like a 30 year career retiring with 2 million or 8. (Fuzzy math)
Totally. That's a solid investment. I should have clarified but was more focused on day trading the airline stocks of one's employer. That being said, why don't most people just put the majority of their funds into something like the S&P? You'd be hardpressed to outperform that.