Blackstone

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

From March 2009 when the S&P 500 traded at 13x earnings to August 2020 when it peaked at 23x, a passive investor in the market earned 16% per annum. 8 Breaking down the total returns by source from December 2009 to December 2020 shows that 44% of the index’s average total return was from multiple expansion.

Leveraging 52

Leveraging Debt Banks Leveraged Buyouts 52

The Motley Fool

APRIL 16, 2025

Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at New York University. He teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at New York University. You don't have to hold an index fund maybe you don't want to be a passive investor. But 2008 broke that script.

Investing 130

Investing Mutual Funds Taxes Active Investors 130

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $344,352 !* Subject to the financing again, yesterday, our board conditionally approved ahead of the project with first production targeted by the end of 2028. and it's a slower return project in a safer place.

Assets 130

Assets Shareholders Capital Finance 130

The Big Picture

MARCH 14, 2023

BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have another extra special guest, Rich Bernstein is a legend in finance circles. RITHOLTZ: So you’re there for 20 years, from 1988 to 2009. So, you know, 2009, what had happened was I was very burnt out. They wanted to hear a bear story post 2009.

Banks 64

Banks Portfolios Assets Investment Banks 64