@rickythesteadyinvestor: 💰$10,000 and zero stock picking. Here’s what just buying the index would’ve done. Imagine you put $10,000 into a plain index fund and then did nothing else. No day trading, no hot tips, no checking it every morning. Just the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100, left completely alone. Here’s roughly where that $10,000 would stand today: 📈 S&P 500 5 years ago → about $17,000 10 years ago → about $35,000 15 years ago → about $61,000 🚀 Nasdaq 100 5 years ago → about $23,000 10 years ago → about $58,000 15 years ago → about $153,000 Yes, the Nasdaq 100 pulled ahead in every window, mostly thanks to its heavier tech tilt. But look closer at the other column: the S&P 500 still turned $10k into multiples of itself every single time. There was no wrong answer here. Both were fantastic outcomes, and all you had to do was buy the whole index and stay in your seat. That’s the part most people miss. You didn’t need to find the next Nvidia. You didn’t need to time the bottom or read a single earnings report. You just needed to own great companies as a group and give it time. The tradeoff is simple. More tech means more growth, but also a bumpier ride when tech sells off. The S&P 500 gives you broader, steadier diversification. Neither one required you to be a genius. It just required patience. Which would you have picked, S&P 500 or Nasdaq 100? 👇 Figures are approximate and based on index price growth. With dividends reinvested, the totals (especially the S&P) would be even higher. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results. Not financial advice. Follow @rickythesteadyinvestor. Build wealth without the hype. #investing #sp500 #nasdaq100 #indexfunds #stockmarket

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