Just got this e-mailed from fool.co.uk
Dividends make a huge difference. Here’s another example from Barclays. If your grandfather had bought £100 in shares in 1899, and the dividends received had been re-invested in more shares, the pot would now be worth £25,022 adjusted for inflation. But without dividends, that original £100 investment would now only be worth just £213 in real terms.
Last bit doesn't sound right to me. Am I missing something?
Dividends make a huge difference. Here’s another example from Barclays. If your grandfather had bought £100 in shares in 1899, and the dividends received had been re-invested in more shares, the pot would now be worth £25,022 adjusted for inflation. But without dividends, that original £100 investment would now only be worth just £213 in real terms.
Last bit doesn't sound right to me. Am I missing something?
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