I bought my house 13 years ago, it's now worth 3 1/2 times as much as I paid for it. I challenge the stock market to match that. If you actually look at how much I put down ($20k) and compare that to the increase in equity, the return on investment is staggering.
(BTW, in the same period my stocks (VLO, TSO) are up 12 times as much as original purchase price, lets see a mutual fund do that
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