S & P 500 started out January 1st at 2,506; as of October 4, 2019, it’s at 2,952. The annual, to date, point to point Rate of Return is 17%, If you figured in the highs and lows, the actual Rate of Return 11%.
If using the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the benchmark, January 1st started at 23,327 and as of October 4,, 2019 the Dow is at 26,573 an annual, to date, point to point Rate of Return is 13%. If you figured in the daily highs and lows the actual Rate of Return to date is 11%.
