If you had 1 million 10 years ago, the difference in returns from buying different assets is huge: 10 years ago, buying NVIDIA would now be worth 200 million. 10 years ago, buying Tesla would now be worth 25 million. 10 years ago, buying Apple would now be worth 10.6 million. 10 years ago, consistently investing in Nasdaq would now be worth 5.5 million. 10 years ago, buying gold would now be worth 3.9 million.