Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Here's How Much Investing $1,000 In Microsoft At Dot-Com Bubble Peak Would Be Worth Today

Despite an ongoing pandemic and the U.S. economy barely limping along, the Nasdaq is trading at all-time highs and is now more than 68% above its March lows. The surge in tech stocks in 2020 has understandably led investors to draw comparisons to the dot-com bubble in 2000.The Nasdaq ultimately peaked at 5,048.62 on March 10, 2000. Of course, some dot-com bubble stocks have performed much better than others in the 20 years since the bubble burst.Microsoft's Past 20 Years: The 2000s began with two major headlines for Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT).First, iconic founder Bill Gates stepped down from the CEO position on Jan. 13, 2000 to become chief software architect for the company. Second, Microsoft was declared an "abusive monopoly" in a court ruling in United States v. Microsoft Corp. on April 3, 2000. At the time, investors feared the Department of Justice would break up the company, but Microsoft...