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

Mouse House Makes Move Into AI With Massive Talent Raid

Disney is aggressively expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities following the sudden collapse of chatbot startup Character.AI. In a move that signals a major shift in strategy for the entertainment giant, Disney has reached an agreement to bring over the bulk of Character.AI’s staff after the startup filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. The transition is […]

Stock

Tech Investors Return to AI Bets After Week of Heavy Losses

Wall Street showed signs of recovery on Sunday night as index futures ticked upward, suggesting that investors are beginning to view recent losses in the artificial intelligence sector as a buying opportunity. Nasdaq 100 futures led the modest rebound with a 0.4 percent gain, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures followed […]

Sport

Chaos Reigns as Miami Ascends to the Summit of College Football

The landscape of college football shifted violently this past weekend, resulting in one of the most volatile upheavals in the history of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. In an unprecedented turn of events, five of the top eight teams suffered defeats on a single Saturday, clearing a path for the undefeated Miami Hurricanes 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.