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

Musk Ignites Market Chaos with Hints of a Galactic Corporate Union

The financial world is buzzing with speculation after Elon Musk suggested that a merger between Tesla and SpaceX could actually be a good idea. While Tesla’s recent earnings report painted a sobering picture of declining auto revenues and stumbling energy business, the numbers were quickly eclipsed by the possibility of combining the electric vehicle giant […]

Stock

Cybersecurity Giant CrowdStrike Ignites Rally Following Elite Analyst Nod

CrowdStrike shares surged by twenty percent on Friday, marking a significant leap for the cybersecurity firm as it captures the attention of both analysts and institutional investors. The rally followed a glowing endorsement from Evercore, which identified the company as one of the premier players in the security landscape. This surge comes at a time […]

Sport

High Stakes and Family Ties Define a Loaded Week 8 Slate

College football enters a critical junction in Week 8, with several high profile matchups serving as turning points for programs fighting for playoff positioning. All eyes are on Texas this Saturday, particularly during the clash between seventh ranked Ole Miss and nineteenth ranked Texas. This game carries immense personal weight for Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, […]

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.