At the small end, a 1-gram gold bar would run you about $185 if we're calculating costs using just today's spot price.
A 5-gram bar comes in at about $925, and a 10-gram gold bar sits near $1,850. Move up to a 1-ounce gold bar rCo the most popular size for retail investors rCo and you're looking at roughly $5,185 per bar at today's prices, though the actual purchase price will run higher once premiums
are factored in.
A 10-ounce gold bar would currently run about $51,851 and a 1-kilogram
bar (approximately 32.15 troy ounces) would set you back around $166,700.
1. A $1,000 investment in gold in 2010 would be worth approximately
$1,500 to $2,500+ today.
2. A $1,000 investment in an S&P 500 index fund at the beginning of 2010 would be worth over $7,000-$8,000 by early 2026, assuming dividends were reinvested.
3. A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) in early 2010 would now be
worth over $10,000 to $12,000 or more when including dividend reinvestment.
Note: If you had saved $10 a week for 75 years without any interest, you would have a total of $39,000. However, if you invested that money with
an average annual return of 7%, the total would grow to approximately $1,385,820.69.
On 2/26/2026 1:48 PM, Dude wrote:
At the small end, a 1-gram gold bar would run you about $185 if we're
calculating costs using just today's spot price.
A 5-gram bar comes in at about $925, and a 10-gram gold bar sits near
$1,850. Move up to a 1-ounce gold bar rCo the most popular size for
retail investors rCo and you're looking at roughly $5,185 per bar at
today's prices, though the actual purchase price will run higher once
premiums are factored in.
A 10-ounce gold bar would currently run about $51,851 and a 1-kilogram
bar (approximately 32.15 troy ounces) would set you back around $166,700.
1. A $1,000 investment in gold in 2010 would be worth approximately
$1,500 to $2,500+ today.
2. A $1,000 investment in an S&P 500 index fund at the beginning of
2010 would be worth over $7,000-$8,000 by early 2026, assuming
dividends were reinvested.
3. A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) in early 2010 would now be
worth over $10,000 to $12,000 or more when including dividend
reinvestment.
Note: If you had saved $10 a week for 75 years without any interest,
you would have a total of $39,000. However, if you invested that money
with an average annual return of 7%, the total would grow to
approximately $1,385,820.69.
If you invested $100 a month for 20 years into the S&P 500 at a 10%
average annual return, you would have approximately $75,936.88.
If you saved $100 per month for 30 years and invested it in the S&P 500
with an average annual return of 10%, you would have approximately $226,048.79.
If you saved $200 a month for 30 years and invested it in US Savings
Bonds, you would likely have between $125,000 and $160,000.
Note:
A $1,000 investment in Nvidia (NVDA) made 10 years ago (around early
2016) would be worth approximately $225,000 to over $271,000 as of early 2026, driven by an astounding total return exceeding 22,000% to 27,000%
due to its massive growth in AI and graphics chips.
On 2/26/2026 8:55 PM, Dude wrote:
On 2/26/2026 1:48 PM, Dude wrote:
At the small end, a 1-gram gold bar would run you about $185 if we'reIf you invested $100 a month for 20 years into the S&P 500 at a 10%
calculating costs using just today's spot price.
A 5-gram bar comes in at about $925, and a 10-gram gold bar sits near
$1,850. Move up to a 1-ounce gold bar u the most popular size for
retail investors u and you're looking at roughly $5,185 per bar at
today's prices, though the actual purchase price will run higher once
premiums are factored in.
A 10-ounce gold bar would currently run about $51,851 and a 1-kilogram
bar (approximately 32.15 troy ounces) would set you back around $166,700. >>>
1. A $1,000 investment in gold in 2010 would be worth approximately
$1,500 to $2,500+ today.
2. A $1,000 investment in an S&P 500 index fund at the beginning of
2010 would be worth over $7,000-$8,000 by early 2026, assuming
dividends were reinvested.
3. A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) in early 2010 would now be
worth over $10,000 to $12,000 or more when including dividend
reinvestment.
Note: If you had saved $10 a week for 75 years without any interest,
you would have a total of $39,000. However, if you invested that money
with an average annual return of 7%, the total would grow to
approximately $1,385,820.69.
average annual return, you would have approximately $75,936.88.
If you saved $100 per month for 30 years and invested it in the S&P 500
with an average annual return of 10%, you would have approximately
$226,048.79.
If you saved $200 a month for 30 years and invested it in US Savings
Bonds, you would likely have between $125,000 and $160,000.
Note:
A $1,000 investment in Nvidia (NVDA) made 10 years ago (around early
2016) would be worth approximately $225,000 to over $271,000 as of early
2026, driven by an astounding total return exceeding 22,000% to 27,000%
due to its massive growth in AI and graphics chips.
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, silver exchanged hands at $92.06 per
ounce. ThatAs a $4.99 uptick from 24 hours ago and more than a $60 gain
over the past year.
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, silver exchanged hands at $92.06 per
ounce. ThatrCOs a $4.99 uptick from 24 hours ago and more than a $60 gain over the past year.
On 2/27/2026 9:35 PM, Dude wrote:
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, silver exchanged hands at $92.06 per
ounce. ThatrCOs a $4.99 uptick from 24 hours ago and more than a $60
gain over the past year.
Silver is really something else right now.
It was always the red-headed stepchild to gold and kind of
unappreciated. 300% gain in a year though.
On 28/02/2026 17:07, Wilson wrote:
On 2/27/2026 9:35 PM, Dude wrote:
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, silver exchanged hands at $92.06 per
ounce. ThatAs a $4.99 uptick from 24 hours ago and more than a $60
gain over the past year.
Silver is really something else right now.
It was always the red-headed stepchild to gold and kind of
unappreciated. 300% gain in a year though.
Do you remember... ""Silver Thursday" occurred on March 27, 1980, when >silver prices crashed after the Hunt brothers failed to corner the
market, causing a massive sell-off. Following a 1,188% rally to nearly >$50/oz, regulatory changes in margin requirements forced liquidation.
Prices dropped over 50% in a single day, collapsing from roughly $48 to
$10 in two months."
Gold did fall but nowhere near as badly.
It could have been people having to sell to raise
cash to clean up the Silver drama.
On 28/02/2026 17:07, Wilson wrote:
On 2/27/2026 9:35 PM, Dude wrote:
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, silver exchanged hands at $92.06 per
ounce. ThatrCOs a $4.99 uptick from 24 hours ago and more than a $60
gain over the past year.
Silver is really something else right now.
It was always the red-headed stepchild to gold and kind of
unappreciated. 300% gain in a year though.
Do you remember... ""Silver Thursday" occurred on March 27, 1980, when silver prices crashed after the Hunt brothers failed to corner the
market, causing a massive sell-off. Following a 1,188% rally to nearly $50/oz, regulatory changes in margin requirements forced liquidation.
Prices dropped over 50% in a single day, collapsing from roughly $48 to
$10 in two months."
Gold did fall but nowhere near as badly.
It could have been people having to sell to raise
cash to clean up the Silver drama.
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