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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

While natural gas prices were higher in the quarter, refining margins were at the low end of their range from 2010 to 2019 (a period that the company notes was lacking in outliers), and chemical margins were well below their 2010 to 2019 range. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !*

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,819 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,611 !*

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !*

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,295 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,465 !*

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !*

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF could beat the S&P 500 (again) in 2025 The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has generated a compound annual return of 16% since its inception in 2010. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,469 !*

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,657 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,034 !*

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

on the dollar compared to 2010. It would take another $4,442 per year, on average, in Social Security benefits to bring their value back to 2010 levels. The Senior Citizens League recently reported that 2024's average Social Security payments are only worth about $0.80

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !*

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

since it was established in 2010, so a 50% gain would be truly extraordinary. Plus, the federal funds rate was below 1% for most of the period between 2010 and 2022, which still wasn't enough to drive outsized gains in small-caps. since 2010, so it's crushing the Russell 2000 ETF.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,295 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,465 !*

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock delivered decent returns from 2010 through 2020, but over the last five years, its shares have been a lousy investment. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,657 !* The stock started to rebound in 2023 before plunging 54% in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,469 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,271 !*

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here's what Social Security's 2025 COLA means for your monthly benefit Throughout the 2010s, beneficiaries had little to look forward to. The average cost-of-living adjustment since 2010 has been a more modest 2.3%. However, the tide has changed in a meaningful way in recent years. in the upcoming year. to $185 per month next year.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Since its inception in September 2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has delivered an annualized average total return of 16%. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,469 !* These stocks together make up around 45.8% of the ETF's portfolio.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,294 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,736 !*

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,365 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,619 !*

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,049 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,847 !*

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

According to senior advocacy group The Senior Citizens League, Social Security recipients' purchasing power has decreased by 20% since 2010. This means $100 in 2010 would only get you around $80 worth of stuff today. In 2010, 2011, and 2016, there were no COLAs. Below are the past 10 COLAs before 2025: Year COLA 2024 3.2%

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,049 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,847 !*

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,122 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,756 !*

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,991 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,618 !*

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,122 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,756 !*

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,819 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,611 !*

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,993 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,736 !*

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,122 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,756 !*

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,492 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,204 !*

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,266 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,047 !*

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,022 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,329 !*

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

The Senior Citizens League says the average Social Security recipient who started benefits in 2010 has seen their purchasing power decline 20% since they received their first check. The Senior Citizens League found that, since 2010, Social Security's buying power increased in the majority of years when the COLA came in below 3%.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,803 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,654 !*

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,855 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,423 !*

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,154 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,777 !*

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,819 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,611 !*

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

10,000: The number of Bitcoins used to pay for two large pizzas in 2010 One day that will live forever in Bitcoin lore is known as Bitcoin Pizza Day. On May 22, 2010, a computer programmer in Florida agreed to pay 10,000 bitcoins for two large pizzas from Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA).

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,154 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,777 !*

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,363 !* If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $41,938 !*

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