12-28-2018, 05:34 PM
(12-28-2018, 05:19 PM)Beaker Wrote: I dont have 100K less than you if I leave it in another 10 yrs and now the portfolio is worth 700k.
Right. You don't have $100K less. You have $175K less because I re-invest after the big drop and my $500K earns a lot more interest than your $400K.
(12-28-2018, 05:19 PM)Beaker Wrote: The 100k drop is moot at that point. It was on paper only. I only have 100k less than you if had I sold my stock at the low point of the drop.
The amount "on paper" is REAL. You absolutely have $100K less than me if I have $500K and you have $400K.
