Comment on Everybody's Lying to YouComments−ilitirit17y> one-half of 1% per yearWhat's the intent here? Why not say "0.5% annually"? And why do people say "one-half"? Is this typical of economics journalism?[edit] The whole sentence seems redundant anyway.the average annual investment return from 1950-2000 was less than one-half of 1% per year"annual investment return" implies "per year" and vice versa.−pchristensen17yThere are four numbers (1950, 2000, one-half, 1%) between annual and per year. Even though it's redundant, it makes it easier to read. A big part of Motley Fool's appeal is the accessibility of their writing and explanation.−ilitirit17yI'm not sure if they would have put it like that themselves though. They extracted the quote from USA Today.
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> one-half of 1% per year
What's the intent here? Why not say "0.5% annually"? And why do people say "one-half"? Is this typical of economics journalism?
[edit] The whole sentence seems redundant anyway.
the average annual investment return from 1950-2000 was less than one-half of 1% per year
"annual investment return" implies "per year" and vice versa.
There are four numbers (1950, 2000, one-half, 1%) between annual and per year. Even though it's redundant, it makes it easier to read. A big part of Motley Fool's appeal is the accessibility of their writing and explanation.
I'm not sure if they would have put it like that themselves though. They extracted the quote from USA Today.