Reinvesting Your Dividends During the Great Recession

In only one out of the past ten recessions, starting in 19 forty eight, would you have seen your ten thousand dollar investment lose money over a ten year period. On average, for all recessions, including the great recession, if you managed to invest your ten thousand dollars at the exact peak before a down turn, and left invested for ten years, you would see an average annual return of 7 point One % without dividends, and 11 point six % if you had dividends re invested. This means, on average, even if you had the worst recession market timing possible,your ten thousand dollars would more than double to 21 thousand 600 an d 59 dolla s over a 10 year period