50 Years of Compounding: Why Owning Beats Earning

Wages grew +770% over 50 years. Inflation ate +508% of that. The S&P 500 grew +33,504%. Berkshire Hathaway grew +1,697,555%. Labor and ownership do not compound the same way. $100 invested at year-end 1974, tracked through 2024 on a log scale. Sources: - Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder letters (per-share market value) - S&P 500 with dividends reinvested - S&P Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index - SSA National Average Wage Index - BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) Free tools at findstockfast.com — 13F trackers, Form 4 insider filings, insider buy/sell rankings, and a U.S. stock screener. Telegram: t.me/findstockfast X: x.com/FindStockFast Not financial advice. Educational purposes only. #investing #stocks #compoundinterest #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #sp500 #inflation #personalfinance #stockmarket #financialliteracy

Added 8 Sept 2026