The $10K Test

Every test

Popular money advice, tested on 30 years of real data

Each test takes one piece of money advice everybody repeats, runs it through real market history, and gives the result in dollars: confirmed, partly true or busted. Newest first.

The first test comes out Sunday, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM ET. Subscribe on YouTube to see it the minute it's up.

Coming next

  1. 1Dave Ramsey's 8% withdrawal rule: we tested it on 21 retireesSunday, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM ET
  2. 2Buy the dip or invest now? We tested 30 years of real dataWednesday, Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET
  3. 3Miss the 10 Best Days, Lose Half Your Money? I Tested ItSunday, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM ET
  4. 4Sell Before the Midterms? I Tested 23 Elections Since 1934Wednesday, Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET
  5. 5"Sell in May and Go Away" Cost $99,000 per $10,000Sunday, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM ET
  6. 6Lump Sum or Spread It Out? The "Safe" Way Lost 3 of 4Wednesday, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET
  7. 7I Tested Buffett's 90/10 Plan for His Wife on 21 RetireesSunday, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET
  8. 8Pay Off the Mortgage or Invest? I Tested 21 FamiliesWednesday, Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET
  9. 9Your House vs the S&P 500 Since 1996: It's Not CloseSunday, Nov 15 · 12:00 PM ET
  10. 10Social Security at 62 vs 70: I Tested Investing the ChecksWednesday, Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET

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