110 Years of market data on record
10.4% Average annual return, all decades
41,593× What $1 became over the full span
8 Major downturns survived since 1926
Business

A Changing Guard at the Heart of Europe’s Economy

Christine Lagarde has announced she will step down as president of the European Central Bank on February 7, 2027. This decision comes roughly nine months before her official eight-year term expires, sparking an immediate and high-stakes search for a successor to lead one of the world’s most influential financial institutions. While the ECB provided no […]

Stock

Shareholder Confidence Soars as FTAI Aviation Doubles Down on Buybacks

Investors looked past a disappointing earnings report on Thursday, sending shares of FTAI Aviation climbing more than ten percent. While the aerospace firm missed certain financial targets, the market reacted enthusiastically to a massive expansion of the company’s share repurchase program. By adding another half billion dollars to its buyback initiative, FTAI signaled strong internal […]

A century, one decade at a time

Average annual return of the S&P 500 in each decade since 1920. Two of the eleven lost money. The other nine paid for them.

+18.0%
1920s
Roaring Twenties bull market
-0.9%
1930s
Great Depression
+9.0%
1940s
WWII and postwar boom
+19.4%
1950s
Post-war expansion and consumer boom
+7.8%
1960s
Space Race, Vietnam War spending
+5.9%
1970s
Oil crisis and stagflation
+17.3%
1980s
Reaganomics and market deregulation
+18.1%
1990s
Dot-com and technology boom
-0.9%
2000s
Dot-com bust and financial crisis
+13.5%
2010s
Longest bull market in history
+7.0%
2020s
Pandemic shock and AI-driven rebound
Best decade 1950s +19.4% Post-war expansion and consumer boom
Worst decade 1930s -0.9% Great Depression
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Decade averages, price return excluding dividends. Past performance does not guarantee future results.