Big Difference Between 4 Years and 3.5 Years

"Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" has become a buzz-question for this year's presidential election.

Rewind four years to 6 September 2008...

DJIA was 11,221 and is now 13,293, up 19%
NASDAQ was 2,261 and is now 3,136, up 37%
S&P 500 was 1,242 and is now 1,436, up 16%

Rewind 3.5 years to 9 March 02009...

DJIA was 6,470 and is now 13,293, up 105%
NASDAQ was 1266 and is now 3,136, up 148%
S&P 500 was 667 and is now 1,436, up 115%