Had Invested
What your money was worth — and what it would be now.
Today
Where to start
Who won?
What each $1 became since 2012, over the same window, in U.S. dollars. Inflation is the ruler.
Same window for all, in U.S. dollars. The S&P 500 here is the price index (dividends not reinvested), so its total return would be higher. Each page has the full math and the largest drop. Not investment advice.
Had I invested…
The biggest multiples on the site — what each classic stake would be worth today.
- Bitcoin · 2011 $100 → $1.3 million 13,332× · 90% a year
- S&P 500 · 1990 $10,000 → $222,321 22× · 9% a year
- Gold · 2000 $10,000 → $147,873 15× · 11% a year
- Silver · 2000 $10,000 → $115,491 12× · 10% a year
- ETH · 2020 $1,000 → $10,633 11× · 44% a year
- Tampa · 2015 $500,000 → $1.6 million 3.3× · 11% a year
Home prices by city
The typical price per m² across 41 cities — from U.S. metros to Hong Kong, the world's priciest — each measured against inflation and the S&P 500.
Hong KongKowloonAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBostonCharlotteChicagoColumbusDallasDenverDetroitFort WorthHoustonIndianapolisJacksonvilleKansas CityLas VegasLos AngelesLouisvilleMemphisMiamiMilwaukeeMinneapolisNashvilleNew OrleansNew YorkOklahoma CityOrlandoPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghPortlandRaleighSacramentoSan AntonioSan DiegoSan FranciscoSan JoseSeattleTampa
Did you know?
- Since 2012, bitcoin returned about 7,508× what U.S. consumer prices did. see →
- It takes about $429 today to buy what $100 bought in 1980 — that is what inflation did to the dollar. see →
- Since 2001, gold beat U.S. inflation by about 7.9× in real terms. see →
- Since 1971, the S&P 500 (price only) turned $10,000 into about $763,053. see →
Did it beat the dollar?
Bitcoin, the S&P 500, gold and more vs U.S. inflation — measured against the dollar's purchasing power.
Head to head
Two assets, one ruler: in U.S. dollars, with the risk and the largest drop of each. A currency held as cash earns no interest — that's the exchange-rate move, not a return.
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