The Gemara in Pesachim 119a quotes Rav Yehuda in the name of Shmuel, who teaches that through selling all of the produce during the famine in Egypt, Yosef was able to fill the storehouses of Egypt ...
The S&P 500's returns are measured using time-weighted returns (TWR), which don't account for cash flows like withdrawals. If you're retired and withdrawing funds, comparing your portfolio to the S&P ...