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
Stock

Streaming Giant Braces for Workforce Shakeup Amid Market Pressure

Rumors of impending layoffs are swirling through the corridors of Netflix as the streaming powerhouse prepares for its third quarter earnings report on October 20. Despite maintaining a commanding lead over its competitors and wielding a massive twenty billion dollar content budget, the company finds itself at a crossroads. What was once seen as a […]

Sport

Iron Mike Leaves the Field: Chicago Icon Mike Ditka Dies at 86

The city of Chicago lost one of its most enduring symbols on Friday as the family of Mike Ditka announced that the legendary coach and player passed away at age 86. Known globally as the grit and gravel behind the Bears’ historic 1986 Super Bowl victory, Ditka was described by his family as the heart […]

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.