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Old 09-13-2022, 04:43 PM
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THE MATH
I just looked 9/13/22 market has closed. The S&P is down 4.32.

Assuming you had 10,000in an S&P index fund, a commonly used number for explanation.
10,000-4.32%=9568 9568+5%=10046. What you need to be whole