Investors who have put money into major U.S. indices have enjoyed respectable returns over the past 5 years. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NASDAQ: SPY (NYSE:SPY)), Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ) and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NASDAQ: NYSE:DIA) totals return over that stretch have been 64.9%, 112.8% and 45.9% respectively.
As good as investors in the major US indices have had it over the past 5 years, cryptocurrencies have been that much better. Cryptocurrency bulls that bought in September 2017 and held on for the long-term, despite the volatility, have been treated to epic returns on their investment.
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Winners Since September 2017: Here’s how much $1,000 in each of the following cryptocurrencies bought back in the summer of 2017 would be worth today:
- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC): $5,895.60
- Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH): $5,975.40
- Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE): $50127.10
- Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA): $4,636.50
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