Sport

ESPN Star Walks Back Remarks After Questioning Lane Johnson’s Exit

Stephen A. Smith found himself in the hot seat this Wednesday after issuing an apology for his comments regarding Lane Johnson’s sudden retirement from the NFL. The outspoken ESPN personality had previously suggested that the Philadelphia Eagles star chose to step away because of the team’s current struggles on the field, rather than the personal […]

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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

Lululemon Shakes Up Executive Suite With High Profile Poach From Rival

Lululemon is making an aggressive play for market dominance by raiding its competition, announcing Wednesday that it has hired Athleta CEO Maggie Gauger as its new president and chief product officer. The appointment comes via a newly created role designed to put design and innovation at the core of the company’s operations. In a striking […]

Stock

Betting on the Big Launch: The High Stakes Game of Rocket Lab Valuation

Investors holding shares in Rocket Lab find themselves at a precarious crossroads where explosive growth meets a daunting valuation. On paper, the company’s trajectory looks impressive, boasting a sixty two percent increase in quarterly sales and a massive backlog of signed contracts totaling over two billion dollars. This pipeline includes significant government work, such as […]

Sport

Defensive Grinds and Shocking Slumps Define the Quarter Mark

The NFL entered its fifth week with a distinct shift in momentum, as the high flying fireworks of opening month gave way to a gritty, old school brand of football. Defense reigned supreme during a weekend where nearly a third of the league failed to crack twenty points and almost every game came down to […]

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.