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Past results are not a forecast
Historical returns and hypothetical backtests do not predict future results. Outcomes depend on methodology, timing, data quality, and assumptions. Fees, taxes, trading costs, inflation, dividends, and reinvestment can materially change a result.
Illustrations are not factual returns
The homepage’s compound and linear paths and all card charts are illustrative visual artwork. They are not investment performance or factual market series. No factual investment-return endpoints are reported on this website.
Private equity proxy limitation
The first experiment uses an illustrative private equity proxy derived by smoothing and lagging S&P returns. It is not an actual private equity index or actual private equity investment performance. Smoothing can conceal volatility; the proxy does not reproduce private equity’s cash flows, illiquidity, leverage, fees, or valuation practices.
Independent judgment
Models are simplifications. Sources can contain errors, and historical comparisons can be influenced by hindsight, survivorship, selection bias, and missing data. Do not make investment decisions solely on the basis of this content.