As a consumer of financial news, you’ve probably seen stories with headlines like…
Here’s How Much Money You’d Have If You Invested $1,000 in the IPO of [insert hugely successful company name here]
Here’s How Much Money You’d Have If You Invested $1,000 in Apple When Steve Jobs Launched the iPhone
If You Invested in Disney 10 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now
It’s a kind of parlor game. Pretty much every major financial news outlet does some variation on this theme.
It’s like looking at multimillion-dollar homes on Sotheby’s. Some people call this “real estate porn.”
But like the feeling of inadequacy you …read more
