Between 2001 and 2011, we ask a simple question. Suppose that you had invested a hypothetical $10,000 in Pfizer (PFE) stock ten years ago, how much would your shares be worth today, assuming that no dividends were ever reinvested?
To answer this question, compared PFE’s share price at the open on January 2nd, 2001 to its price on March 1st, 2011 after the market closed. So how much would $10,000 invested in PFE stock ten years ago be worth today?
The answer: A pathetic $4,347!
This represents a staggering 55% loss in nominal terms. When inflation is factored in, the loss in real terms is closer to 63% assuming an average inflation rate of 2% per year.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/260386-big-pharma-s-next-decade-won-t-be-lost
To answer this question, compared PFE’s share price at the open on January 2nd, 2001 to its price on March 1st, 2011 after the market closed. So how much would $10,000 invested in PFE stock ten years ago be worth today?
The answer: A pathetic $4,347!
This represents a staggering 55% loss in nominal terms. When inflation is factored in, the loss in real terms is closer to 63% assuming an average inflation rate of 2% per year.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/260386-big-pharma-s-next-decade-won-t-be-lost