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

Treasury Slaps Bank of America With Massive Penalty Over Security Lapses

Bank of America is facing a staggering 1.2 billion dollar fine after the U.S. Treasury Department accused the financial giant of failing to stop money laundering and violating international sanctions laws. According to officials, the nation’s second largest bank ignored critical national security risks, including networks moving money for Chinese interests and illicit financial flows […]

Stock

Silicon Surge as AMD Climbs into Elite Investment Circle

The high stakes world of artificial intelligence continues to drive market momentum as Advanced Micro Devices makes a commanding return to form. Despite an initial dip during Tuesday trading, the Santa Clara based chipmaker managed to rally with a two percent gain, signaling strong investor confidence in its long term trajectory within the AI sector. […]

Sport

Coaching Crisis As NFL Elite Own Up To Game Ending Blunders

NFL Week 5 will likely be remembered not for the highlights on the field, but for a rare wave of public contrition from some of the league’s most successful head coaches. In a striking trend of accountability, several leaders who have reached the Super Bowl spent their post-game press conferences apologizing for critical late-game mistakes […]

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.