Kevin Bell

Investing Time Machine

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What if you were able to go back in time with a Back To The Future-like almanac for investments…

What would you put money into?

I got curious and played out some scenarios.

Let’s open this almanac and see 📖

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Set your DeLorean to 1997.

Apple was laughed out of the room.

$1,000 invested then = $1,200,000 today.

Set your DeLorean to 2001.

Amazon just survived the dotcom crash.

$1,000 invested then = $2,300,000 today.

Set your DeLorean to 2011.

Bitcoin trades for a few dollars.

$1,000 invested then = $75,000,000 today.

Set your DeLorean to 2012.

Tesla looks like a science project.

$1,000 invested then = $150,000 today.

Set your DeLorean to 2015.

Shopify quietly goes public.

$1,000 invested then = $35,000 today.

Set your DeLorean to 2015.

Nvidia is a gaming chip company.

$1,000 invested then = $150,000 today.

Set your DeLorean to 2012.

Facebook IPOs and everyone thinks it’s dead on arrival.

$1,000 invested then = $12,000 today.

Fun “what if” game to play.

Imagine if you could spot the next Apple or Bitcoin today… 🤔