roystgnr comments on Open thread, September 15-21, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: roystgnr 17 September 2014 03:50:13PM 6 points [-]

IIRC real estate prices in the US rise about 1% per year inflation adjusted while stock markets rise about 7 % on average.

YRC. I thought you were forgetting to adjust the stock market returns for inflation, so I went to hunt for more accurate numbers, but apparently 1950-2009 S&P500 inflation-adjusted returns (counting not just price rise, but dividends) averaged to 7% per year.

Comment author: hyporational 17 September 2014 06:08:45PM 2 points [-]

Thanks. If you care about transaction costs you should probably invest in funds that reinvest dividends automatically.