Look at the graph in the middle of the page), a portfolio consisting of 70% stocks, from March 2004 to June 2016 would have had an average annual return of 6%. According to them again, this would have outperformed a similarly-invested portfolio significantly (currently, in August 2016), by a cumulative margin of 103.7% against 60.7%.
An appendix removal can cost between $1.500 to $180,000 depending on where you take the surgery. Appendix removal is a common, straightforward operation, so you might expect charges to be similar no matter where the surgery takes place. Yet a California study found huge disparities in patients' bills â $1,500 to $180,000, with an average of $33,000.
The surgery may consist of several fees, such as the physicianâs fee and routine postoperative checkup, the cost for removing the gallbladder, and the hospital admission. Typically, doctorâs fees range from 2000 to 3000 dollars. The gall bladder operation costs between 1000 dollars to 2000 dollars. Hospital stay averages in the US for about 1800 dollars per day. However, there are still the laboratory tests and scanning to be considered, as well as the anesthesia and anesthesiologistâs fees.