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How many years is “years ago”?
So if you do the math - to get 1000% from $100 to $1000 then you would have to start on or about 3/6/2009 - which is less than one year ago. Were it 10 years ago, the appreciation would be 25.9%.
Yeah yeah, get a life. (Like Cathy’s) But the math in today’s strip is just wrong.
Even if you take simple appreciation, 100 to 1000 is 900%.
$100 to $1,000 on 2/19/2010
2/19/1980 8.0% 30 years ago
2/19/1990 12.2% 20 years ago
2/19/2000 25.9% 10 years ago
2/19/2005 58.4% 5 years ago
2/19/2007 115.3% 3 years ago
2/19/2009 900.0% 1 year ago
2/24/2009 932.5% 11 months 26 days ago
3/1/2009 967.0% 11 months 18 days ago
3/5/2009 996.2% 11 months 14 days ago
3/6/2009 1003.7% 11 months 13 days ago
How many years is “years ago”? So if you do the math - to get 1000% from $100 to $1000 then you would have to start on or about 3/6/2009 - which is less than one year ago. Were it 10 years ago, the appreciation would be 25.9%. Yeah yeah, get a life. (Like Cathy’s) But the math in today’s strip is just wrong. Even if you take simple appreciation, 100 to 1000 is 900%.
$100 to $1,000 on 2/19/2010 2/19/1980 8.0% 30 years ago 2/19/1990 12.2% 20 years ago 2/19/2000 25.9% 10 years ago 2/19/2005 58.4% 5 years ago 2/19/2007 115.3% 3 years ago 2/19/2009 900.0% 1 year ago 2/24/2009 932.5% 11 months 26 days ago 3/1/2009 967.0% 11 months 18 days ago 3/5/2009 996.2% 11 months 14 days ago 3/6/2009 1003.7% 11 months 13 days ago