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

From Safety Concerns to Billions: The Defectors Who Built Anthropic

The rise of Anthropic began not with a quest for wealth, but with a dramatic exit. In late 2020, siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei walked away from their high-ranking vice presidency roles at OpenAI, citing deep frustrations over how the company approached artificial intelligence safety. Fearful that AI capabilities were advancing far quicker than our […]

Stock

Hidden Gems Emerge as Corporate Earnings Outpace Forecasts

The latest wave of corporate earnings reports suggests a resilient streak across the U.S. market, with many companies comfortably exceeding what Wall Street expected. According to recent data from Morningstar, overall earnings are on track for significant growth compared to previous years, maintaining a pace well above the typical three-year average. More than half of […]

Sport

Chaos and Conquest in the Desert as Chimaev Claims Gold in Abu Dhabi

The inaugural RAF event in Abu Dhabi delivered high drama both inside and outside the arena, culminating in a dominant performance by Khamzat Chimaev. In the main event at the Etihad Arena, Chimaev secured the light heavyweight crossover championship by completely shutting out former UFC champion Chris Weidman. The bout began as a tactical stalemate […]

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.