S & P 500 started out January 1st at 2,695; as of September 14, 2018, it’s at 2,904. The annual, to date, point to point Rate of Return is 7.7%, If you figured in the highs and lows, the actual Rate of Return 5.8%.
If using the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the benchmark, January 1st started at 24,824 and as of September 14, 2018, the Dow is at 26,154 an annual, to date, point to point Rate of Return is 5.3%. If you figured in the daily highs and lows the actual Rate of Return to date is 3.9%.
