Arithmetic Average Annual Real Return of S&P 500 over Different Periods

Since 2009, S&P 500 investors enjoyed annualized real returns about 50% above the 1900+ historic average, fueled by low rates, QE, and post-crisis recovery. With those supports behind us, forward returns may revert toward historic norms.

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Arithmetic Average Annual Real Return of S&P 500 over Different Periods