Continuing our series: "What if I accidentally became a financial genius with a time machine?"
$10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 would today be roughly $383 million.
The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 with reinvested dividends – about $4.1 million.
And here’s the normal human reaction: "$383 million?! Where was I?!"
Now, here comes the unpleasant part of the story.
In 1965, no one looked at Warren Buffett as a living financial deity. There were no memes, no cult, quotes in every book, or the aura of the "Oracle." There was a guy who bought a quirky textile business.
And the most important question here isn’t "Why didn’t I buy?"
The question is old. And very harsh.
Could you have endured the decades? The panic of the '70s. The crash of '87. The dot-com bubble. 2008. Those moments when selling seemed smart, and holding was madness.
Because the history of investing loves to show the finish line. And hates to show the journey.
Somewhere between the stories of $BTC , $ETH and "the next Nvidia," people regularly forget one dull thing: compound interest only works for those who survived their own panic.
I'm more focused on market psychology than the magic of charts. If you’re also interested in dissecting the noise without the rose-tinted glasses – subscribe to @MoonMan567
$10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 would today be roughly $383 million.
The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 with reinvested dividends – about $4.1 million.
And here’s the normal human reaction: "$383 million?! Where was I?!"
Now, here comes the unpleasant part of the story.
In 1965, no one looked at Warren Buffett as a living financial deity. There were no memes, no cult, quotes in every book, or the aura of the "Oracle." There was a guy who bought a quirky textile business.
And the most important question here isn’t "Why didn’t I buy?"
The question is old. And very harsh.
Could you have endured the decades? The panic of the '70s. The crash of '87. The dot-com bubble. 2008. Those moments when selling seemed smart, and holding was madness.
Because the history of investing loves to show the finish line. And hates to show the journey.
Somewhere between the stories of $BTC , $ETH and "the next Nvidia," people regularly forget one dull thing: compound interest only works for those who survived their own panic.
I'm more focused on market psychology than the magic of charts. If you’re also interested in dissecting the noise without the rose-tinted glasses – subscribe to @MoonMan567