IFC Investment Watch Charts

IFC Investment Watch Charts
This page is a publication of Insight Financial Corporation. It includes a number of graphs and charts to help you evaluate different types of investments.

All information is obtained from sources that we believe to be accurate, however, it is not guaranteed.

Bar Chart of Inflation Rates
This chart shows what the percentage rate of inflation was for each year, based on the Consumer Price Index.

Bar Chart of Annual Treasury Bill Returns
This chart shows what Treasury Bills were yielding each year.

Bar Chart of Annual Common Stock Returns
This chart shows what the percentage return (dividends & capital gains) on common stocks was each year. Based on a basket of blue chip shares.

Value of $1 Invested in 1925
This chart shows what $1 invested would be worth, if it showed a return equal to Inflation (CPI), Treasury Bills or Common Stocks.
At the end of 1997, aproximate values were CPI = $10, T-Bills = $24 and Stocks = 761.

Value of $100 Invested over the Last Two Decades
This chart shows a comparison of what $100 invested would be worth, if it showed a return equal to the TSE from1980 to 1990, and from 1990 to 1997.

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