Comment on What if you had bought Apple stock instead of that iPod?Comments−andr16yAdjust for inflation (2.8% mean for 1997 to now [1]) and the $330k value of a PowerBook goes down to $230k in 1997 dollars.[1] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=US+inflation+from+1997+...−phil16yYeah, but you wouldn't have those dollars in 1997, you would have them now, after the stock has appreciated. Inflation is rolled in to the stock price in this comparison.
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Adjust for inflation (2.8% mean for 1997 to now [1]) and the $330k value of a PowerBook goes down to $230k in 1997 dollars.
[1] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=US+inflation+from+1997+...
Yeah, but you wouldn't have those dollars in 1997, you would have them now, after the stock has appreciated. Inflation is rolled in to the stock price in this comparison.