Individual tracks tend to cost me $1.29 or less so that's well over 10,000 songs even assuming only 4% annual increases.
Some people might listen to a huge variety, but others certainly use music streaming services to listen to a small set of songs.
Individual tracks tend to cost me $1.29 or less so that's well over 10,000 songs even assuming only 4% annual increases.
Some people might listen to a huge variety, but others certainly use music streaming services to listen to a small set of songs.
If you stick that in an ETF for 30 years, you expect to get investment×(returns-inflation)^years = 12.9k×(6%-2%.)^30 = 12.9k×(1.04)^30 = 41.8k. (Does someone have a formula for a 90% confidence interval at, say, 30 years?)
It doesn't quite pay for the streaming service but it goes a long way. If you decide to buy music and rent or buy a server instead, there's additional costs to factor in
Edit: wait I don't think I factored in the inflation correctly. It should not be a factor in ETF returns, only in the cost of commercial streaming services right? So the amount should be higher, making commercial streaming services comparatively more attractive? Might need to factor in 30% income tax or something though. Hmm... meh, I'm going to call it close enough (typing this out on mobile is a bit of a pain)