OWNING INDIVIDUAL STOCKS:
MOTLEY FOOL- CAN WE BUY THE FIRST 20 STOCKS RECOMMENDED, HOLD THEM, AND BEAT THE S&P 500?
We begin with $10,000 in cash on 4/20/2002, invest $500 each in the first 20 recommended stocks and hold until now (Oct 2020). We use the Yahoo adjusted price which includes dividends and splits to calculate return of this portfolio compared to buying $10,000 of VFINX (Vanguard's S&P 500 index fund).
Starting with $10,000, the value of the Motley Fool 20 stock portfolio on 10/23/2020 was $259,321.30.
Unfortunately if you had purchased $10,000 of VFINX on 4/20/2002 it would be worth $266,691.70.
MOTLEY FOOL- CAN WE BUY THE FIRST 20 STOCKS RECOMMENDED, HOLD THEM, AND BEAT THE S&P 500?
We begin with $10,000 in cash on 4/20/2002, invest $500 each in the first 20 recommended stocks and hold until now (Oct 2020). We use the Yahoo adjusted price which includes dividends and splits to calculate return of this portfolio compared to buying $10,000 of VFINX (Vanguard's S&P 500 index fund).
Starting with $10,000, the value of the Motley Fool 20 stock portfolio on 10/23/2020 was $259,321.30.
Unfortunately if you had purchased $10,000 of VFINX on 4/20/2002 it would be worth $266,691.70.