Pure, Concentrated Risk
Pure, Concentrated RiskOver the past 10 years, a 10,000 investment in the S&P 500 would have grown to around 38,260. That’s based on the SPY ETF with dividends reinvested.But the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 would have turned every 58,866 over the same period. That’s based on the QQQ ETF and also assumes dividends are reinvested.Historically speaking, these are abnormally high returns. Instead of the 8% per year long-term average, broad U.S. stock indexes have essentially doubled that (or more) ove ...