Maybe he is counting his dividend + the gain in stock price? On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Chuck, > > Not sure how you are calculating your 16% return... that fund has done > worse than the S&P 500 over the last year, last 5 years and last 10 years??? > > The S&P has done 12% over the last 1 year, 13.4% over 5 years and 4.73% > over the last 10 years... and your index fund is worse than that according > to the charts I just looked up. > > Travis > > > On 12/19/2016 4:52 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > fusvx > � > *From:* Gino Villarini > *Sent:* Monday, December 19, 2016 4:44 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: VZ Buy > � > Please do share > > On 12/19/16, 4:14 PM, "Af on behalf of Chuck McCown" <[email protected] > > � > > *Gino Villarini* > President > Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 > > on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: > > >I dunno, I have most of my stuff in an index that has paid 16% so far. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Travis Johnson > >Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 1:11 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [AFMUG] OT: VZ Buy > > > >Hi, > > > >After reading more about Warren Buffet and his current holdings, I > >jumped into Verizon stock last week (VZ). I didn't realize they were > >paying a 4.45% dividend... it's worth just parking money there and > >earning the 4.45% return, even if the stock never moves. :) > > > >Travis > > > > >
