Visit the Bloomberg Markets website at www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks. Their interactive graph allows you to see cumulative returns for individual stocks as well as market indices. Over the last five years, which of the three indices appears the most volatile––the S&P 500 (SPX:IND), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU:IND), or the NASDAQ Composite (CCMP:IND)?

Which index would have been the best investment if compounded over the last five years?