“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.”
— Warren Buffett
One of the most important things investors can learn from Warren Buffett, is about how they approach their time horizon for an investment into a stock under consideration. Because immediately after buying shares of a given stock, investors will then be able to check on the day-to-day (and even minute-by-minute) market value. Some days the stock market will be up, other days down. These daily fluctuations can often distract from the long-term view. Today, we look at the result of a decade-long holding period for an investor who was considering Tesla Inc (NASD: TSLA) back in 2012, bought the stock, ignored the market’s ups and downs, and simply held through to today.
| Start date: | 07/16/2012 |
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| End date: | 07/14/2022 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $7.19 | ||||
| End price/share: | $714.94 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 1,390.82 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 1,390.82 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 9,843.53% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 58.40% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $994,378.61 | ||||
The above analysis shows the decade-long investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 58.40%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 10 years ago into $994,378.61 today (as of 07/14/2022). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 9,843.53% (something to think about: how might TSLA shares perform over the next 10 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more investment quote to leave you with:
“Though tempting, trying to time the market is a loser’s game.” — Christopher Davis
