10 years ago: 30-yr mortgage rate was 3.5% & average new home price in the US was $350k
Today: 30-yr mortgage rate is 6.5% & average new home price is $540k
Result: $38k increase in down payment (assuming 20% down) and 117% increase in monthly payment (from $1,257 to $2,731)
Inflation is the silent thief.
Over the last 30 years, it cut the value of $1 in half.
But $1 invested in the S&P 500 grew to over $9 – AFTER adjusting for higher prices.
That’s the power of ownership.
Insanity: with a market cap of $2.96 trillion, SpaceX just passed Microsoft to become the 4th largest company in the world.
Microsoft Sales: $318 billion
Microsoft Net Income: $125 billion
SpaceX Sales: $19 billion
SpaceX Net Income: -$9 billion