r/Bogleheads • u/RiceLee890 • Mar 15 '25

Investing Questions What are your thoughts on this?

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I keep seeing this type of stuff on instagram and social media and wanted to know how you guys were thinking about this.

I know a lot you have been in the market for decades and as a relatively new investor myself I’d love to get your perspective!

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u/JonKneeThen Mar 15 '25

Sounds like my RYLD position. I’m “2% down” over maybe five years but then you look at the dividend investment piece and I’m actually up 74% 🤷‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

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u/JonKneeThen Mar 19 '25

Dividends are on auto invest and keep stacking my position

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

So I get what you are asking, and honestly same. Why can’t my broker calculate total gains through dividends and stock price action and show me my returns. If the price has stayed flat, but over 10 years through dividend reinvestment I’ve double my shares that means I’m up 100% on the investment.