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>>14416662
>In the first two instances, you would have been holding for a decade just make your money back. If you bought the ASX 200 in 2007, you still wouldn't have made any money.
Forgot to post this.

Important lesson of the day: There are two main types of indexes, the one you look at all the time is the price index, which only tracks the price. But the actual value of a nations index is shown better in the accumulation index which includes reinvested dividends.

Also important lesson: tax advantages, franking credits and other benefits are not included. Had you purchased the ASX300 on the peak before the crash you would have actually made your money back sooner than this graph shows because it does not take franking credits into account (all dividend income taxed over 30% is refunded back to you).