History Says Buying the Nasdaq-100 at the Dot-Com Peak Still (Eventually) Turned $10,000 Into About $72,000

A $10,000 investment in the Invesco QQQ Trust at the dot-com peak on March 27, 2000 would have grown to approximately $72,000 today, but required enduring an 83% loss and a 15-year wait just to break even. While the long-term annualized return of 7.8% was respectable, the S&P 500 performed slightly better from the same entry point, highlighting the risks of concentrated growth indices near market peaks.