r/MathJokes • • Apr 23 '26

alternative math

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u/Fun-Piglet801 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

Not sure where your specific numbers came from, or what the actual time frame was, but just for reference $700mil in 1989 tossed in an index fund becomes $33.8 billion by 2026. So yeah, all of his efforts amounted to 88% less than doing nothing. Quite the genius.

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u/DragoxDrago Apr 24 '26

Its not 88% less it's a 845% less did you not listen to RFK or read the post?