This thread was started December 2011.... Thought I'd take a look at a few of the names that have been used in this thread for examples, for no other reason than to see where a guy would be if he'd put some money in the market at that time.
This is purely a price comparison - no dividends included or re-invested etc.
AT&T - Up 15.65%
Con ED - Up - 23.32%
Coke - Up - 33.77%
Pepsi - Up - 55.91%
McDonalds - DOWN - 2.16%
Altria - UP - 99.01%
Philip Morse - Up - 18.76%
An even better eyeopener would be what dividend (in dollars) they were paying and what they're paying now.
These numbers are PER QUARTER.... so annually the increases need to be multiplied by FOUR.
AT&T - then .44 - NOW .47
Con ED - then .61 - NOW .63
Coke - then .24 - NOW .31
Pepsi - then .52 - NOW .66
McDonalds - then .70 - NOW .85
Altria - then .41 - NOW .52
Philip Morse - Then .77 - NOW 1.00
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