Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:57:04 CST
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From: Matthew Johnson 
Newsgroups: matt@thosejohnsons.com misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Historic Price
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I guess I was looking for a tool in general.  As another person pointed 
out, just find out the first price, and today's price, do a ratio and 
then scale the $5000.


Matt

Leigh Menconi wrote:
> "Matthew Johnson"  wrote in message 
> news:tXHad.14493$de5.6882@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
> 
>>I want to know what the current value of $5000 invested on Dec 1, 1999 is 
>>worth today?  Is there a good web tool to find this out?
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Matthew Johnson
>>
>>
>>
> 
> Invested in what?  Are you looking to compare to a particular stock market 
> (NYSE, Nasdaq, etc) or sector (banking, pharmaceuticals, energy, 
> manufacturing)?  You could find a wide range of answers depending on what 
> the $5k was theoretically invested in.  You can probably find historical 
> information based on some of the index funds, but which one?
> 
> Leigh 
> 

-- 
Matthew Johnson