Somewhere here Jack said that he would rather have the $1000 at birth than rely on SS. I agree with him, sorry I cant find it Jack. Here's a scenario
A $1,000 investment in Microsoft stock at its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on March 13, 1986, would be worth millions today, considering stock splits and dividends.
Based on a 2022 calculation from
The Motley Fool, that initial $1,000, invested when Microsoft went public at $21 per share, would equate to approximately 13,536 shares after factoring in stock splits. With Microsoft stock trading at $238.73 at that time, the investment would be worth roughly $3.23 million, representing a 327,401% return. Additionally, assuming the investor held onto the shares, they would have received approximately $341,513 in dividends since 2003.
Other sources provide slightly varying estimates of the current value, ranging from over $1.6 million (calculated in 2018) to $4.1 million (calculated in 2024)
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