Stocks

In the past 25 years the NASDAQ, a stock composite of mostly tech stocks, has gone from 2,000 to 19,000 an increase of 11.3% per year. While this is a very good performance the stock market over the past 50 years has averaged 11.4% The average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 11.47% over the last 50 years, as of the end of May 2024 On another subject it was reported today that the smoke from the California fires could have an adverse effect on people's brains. This concern comes at a time when more and more people are smoking pot as it becomes legal across the country.