President Donald Trump has firmly committed to supporting Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth amid a sudden push for his removal from office. Speaking during an impromptu…
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Decades that paid
- 9 decades ended higher
- 2 ended lower
Both losing decades held a crash and a recovery that came after the decade closed.
Deepest drawdowns
Peak-to-trough falls. Every one was recovered in full.
Return by decade
- +18
- '20
- -1
- '30
- +9
- '40
- +19
- '50
- +8
- '60
- +6
- '70
- +17
- '80
- +18
- '90
- -1
- '00
- +14
- '10
- +7
- '20
Average yearly return of the S&P 500, in percent.
$1, compounded
$41,593 from $1 in 1920, before dividends
Log scale, so each gridline is ten times the one below.
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