telionn
telionn t1_jefekx6 wrote
Reply to comment by TyperMcTyperson in Do I stand a chance at a decent retirement given where I currently am? by TyperMcTyperson
Your current balance should balloon to over 1.5 million by age 65 if you don't touch it.
telionn t1_jeclgd6 wrote
Reply to comment by dogsledonice in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Kind of? It wasn't until COVID that gun deaths actually went back up to the 1993 level. Adjusting for population I think it is still lower than before.
telionn t1_jefil2t wrote
Reply to comment by PixieBaronicsi in ELI5: Doesn’t the drop in a stock price after the ex-dividend day cancel out the dividend gain for an investor? by 4westofthemoon4
It's important to note that in case 1, the value of the shares only goes up because of the theoretical possibility of dividends (and stock buybacks, and any other similar schemes). If companies had no way of returning cash to investors, stock would have no value.