Comparison hub

Compare assets against real benchmarks

These pages turn the site’s existing calculator data into focused benchmark comparisons. Each comparison uses a real start window, real chart data, and the same benchmark logic that powers the main calculator.

Apple vs S&P 500

Apple vs S&P 500: how much better was Apple than the market?

A factual comparison page using real calculator data, long-run return context, drawdown analysis, and benchmark framing starting from the iPhone era.

Start window: January 2007

Nvidia vs S&P 500

Nvidia vs S&P 500: what did concentration buy you before AI became the story?

Compare Nvidia with the S&P 500 using real calculator data, with a focus on concentrated upside, benchmark context, and how volatile the path was.

Start window: January 2016

Microsoft vs S&P 500

Microsoft vs S&P 500: how much did the cloud-era turnaround matter?

A real-data comparison page that frames Microsoft against the broad market through the cloud era, with return, drawdown, and volatility context.

Start window: January 2012

Tesla vs S&P 500

Tesla vs S&P 500: what did the market’s most volatile growth story deliver?

A real-data comparison that frames Tesla against the S&P 500 since the IPO, including returns, drawdowns, and the cost of staying concentrated.

Start window: June 2010

Amazon vs S&P 500

Amazon vs S&P 500: how much did surviving the chaos matter?

A real-data comparison page that frames Amazon against the broad U.S. market from the IPO onward, including drawdowns, volatility, and long-run outcome differences.

Start window: May 1997

Alphabet vs S&P 500

Alphabet vs S&P 500: did search dominance beat broad-market compounding?

A real-data comparison that frames Alphabet against the S&P 500 since the IPO, focusing on returns, drawdowns, volatility, and long-horizon opportunity cost.

Start window: August 2004

Meta vs S&P 500

Meta vs S&P 500: how much did platform-scale volatility change the result?

A real-data comparison page that puts Meta next to the S&P 500 and highlights how return, volatility, and drawdown differed over time.

Start window: May 2012

QQQ vs S&P 500

QQQ vs S&P 500: was extra tech concentration worth the drawdown pain?

A factual comparison page that frames QQQ against the S&P 500 from the dot-com peak onward using real series data and benchmark metrics.

Start window: January 2000

SPY vs Nasdaq Composite

SPY vs Nasdaq: did broad-market diversification beat concentrated growth?

A real-data comparison page that puts SPY next to the Nasdaq Composite from the dot-com peak onward and highlights return-path trade-offs.

Start window: January 2000

Apple vs Nasdaq Composite

Apple vs Nasdaq: did Apple beat the growth benchmark that already leaned tech?

A factual comparison page that frames Apple against the Nasdaq Composite since the iPhone era using real calculator data and benchmark metrics.

Start window: January 2007

Nvidia vs Nasdaq Composite

Nvidia vs Nasdaq: was Nvidia more than just another tech beta trade?

A real-data comparison page that frames Nvidia against the Nasdaq Composite and highlights whether the stock did more than follow growth-benchmark momentum.

Start window: January 2016

Tesla vs Nasdaq Composite

Tesla vs Nasdaq: did Tesla justify the extra single-stock risk?

A factual comparison page that puts Tesla next to the Nasdaq Composite and focuses on return path, volatility, and drawdown trade-offs.

Start window: June 2010

Amazon vs Nasdaq Composite

Amazon vs Nasdaq: did Amazon do more than simply ride tech?

A real-data comparison page that frames Amazon against the Nasdaq Composite and asks whether the company beat a benchmark that already favored growth.

Start window: May 1997

Microsoft vs Nasdaq Composite

Microsoft vs Nasdaq: was Microsoft better than simply owning growth-heavy tech exposure?

A real-data comparison that frames Microsoft against the Nasdaq Composite during the cloud era using return, drawdown, and volatility metrics.

Start window: January 2012

Alphabet vs Nasdaq Composite

Alphabet vs Nasdaq: did platform scale outperform the growth benchmark?

A factual comparison page that frames Alphabet against the Nasdaq Composite and asks whether the company beat a benchmark that already leaned into tech.

Start window: August 2004

Meta vs Nasdaq Composite

Meta vs Nasdaq: did platform concentration beat diversified tech exposure?

A real-data comparison that frames Meta against the Nasdaq Composite using returns, drawdowns, and volatility since the IPO.

Start window: May 2012

Bitcoin vs S&P 500

Bitcoin vs S&P 500: what did concentrated crypto risk deliver versus the market?

A real-data comparison page that frames Bitcoin against the S&P 500 using return, drawdown, and volatility context from a modern crypto cycle onward.

Start window: January 2015

Gold vs S&P 500

Gold vs S&P 500: when did the defensive hedge actually matter?

A real-data comparison page that frames gold against the S&P 500 using return, drawdown, and volatility context across modern crisis and inflation cycles.

Start window: January 2000

SPY vs S&P 500 index

SPY vs the S&P 500 index: how close was the ETF to the benchmark?

A cross-reference comparison that puts SPY next to the S&P 500 index to show practical ETF tracking versus benchmark behavior since inception.

Start window: January 1993