One reason the Boglehead strategy is so successful is that the USA Stock market is a power house. Just invest in SPY and you are pretty much guaranteed well above returns on inflation. Heck since 2000 SPY has more than tripled and is up over 220%! The argument for this would be our companies are international powerhouses.
But take two similar economic power house countries like the UK and Germany and their corresponding index funds don't tell a similar tale.
The FTSE 100 (the biggest 100 UK companies) is up just 20% since 2000 so barely inflation.
The German ETF EWG (biggest large and mid caps) I bought in 2000 for $22 and today it's $29! Amazingly it's NEVER traded above $35
So what makes the USA stock company so amazing or put another way, why are the FTSE and EWG index funds up 20% and 30% over the last 23 years and SPY up 220%?
But take two similar economic power house countries like the UK and Germany and their corresponding index funds don't tell a similar tale.
The FTSE 100 (the biggest 100 UK companies) is up just 20% since 2000 so barely inflation.
The German ETF EWG (biggest large and mid caps) I bought in 2000 for $22 and today it's $29! Amazingly it's NEVER traded above $35
So what makes the USA stock company so amazing or put another way, why are the FTSE and EWG index funds up 20% and 30% over the last 23 years and SPY up 220%?
Statistics: Posted by MrCheapo — Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:50 am — Replies 39 — Views 1454