Conversely, if you had invested $ 10,000 in NASDAQ (US. Stock index} hack on March 10, 2000, how much money would you have today (the NASDAQ last peaked around 5,000 back around then. It took a dive thereafter)? As a back story, google "Dot Com Bubble" and see how the NASDAQ had gone up dramatically from 1995 (when it was at 1,000 and peaked at 5,000 just 5 years later. Keep in mind that the stock market has returned on average about 10% per year. [though every year can be different 1 we're talking about averages here)