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S&P 500 Returns | |
| Year | Yearly Return | 10 Year Average Return | 20 Year Average Return |
| 1950 | 30.81% | 13.79% | 9.75% |
| 1951 | 23.68% | 17.43% | 13.13% |
| 1952 | 18.15% | 17.33% | 14.47% |
| 1953 | -1.21% | 14.71% | 11.91% |
| 1954 | 52.56% | 18.06% | 14.60% |
| 1955 | 32.60% | 17.74% | 13.89% |
| 1956 | 7.44% | 19.32% | 12.66% |
| 1957 | -10.46% | 17.76% | 13.91% |
| 1958 | 43.72% | 21.56% | 14.63% |
| 1959 | 12.06% | 20.93% | 15.29% |
| 1960 | 0.34% | 17.89% | 15.84% |
| 1961 | 26.64% | 18.18% | 17.81% |
| 1962 | -8.81% | 15.49% | 16.41% |
| 1963 | 22.61% | 17.87% | 16.29% |
| 1964 | 16.42% | 14.25% | 16.16% |
| 1965 | 12.40% | 12.23% | 14.99% |
| 1966 | -9.97% | 10.49% | 14.91% |
| 1967 | 23.80% | 13.92% | 15.84% |
| 1968 | 10.81% | 10.63% | 16.09% |
| 1969 | -8.24% | 8.60% | 14.77% |
| 1970 | 3.56% | 8.92% | 13.40% |
| 1971 | 14.22% | 7.68% | 12.93% |
| 1972 | 18.76% | 10.44% | 12.96% |
| 1973 | -14.31% | 6.74% | 12.31% |
| 1974 | -25.90% | 2.51% | 8.38% |
| 1975 | 37.00% | 4.97% | 8.60% |
| 1976 | 23.83% | 8.35% | 9.42% |
| 1977 | -6.98% | 5.27% | 9.60% |
| 1978 | 6.51% | 4.84% | 7.74% |
| 1979 | 18.52% | 7.52% | 8.06% |
| 1980 | 31.74% | 10.34% | 9.63% |
| 1981 | -4.70% | 8.45% | 8.06% |
| 1982 | 20.42% | 8.61% | 9.52% |
| 1983 | 22.34% | 12.28% | 9.51% |
| 1984 | 6.15% | 15.48% | 9.00% |
| 1985 | 31.24% | 14.91% | 9.94% |
| 1986 | 18.49% | 14.37% | 11.36% |
| 1987 | 5.81% | 15.65% | 10.46% |
| 1988 | 16.54% | 16.65% | 10.75% |
| 1989 | 31.48% | 17.95% | 12.73% |
| 1990 | -3.06% | 14.47% | 12.40% |
| 1991 | 30.23% | 17.96% | 13.20% |
| 1992 | 7.49% | 16.67% | 12.64% |
| 1993 | 9.97% | 15.43% | 13.85% |
| 1994 | 1.33% | 14.95% | 15.22% |
| 1995 | 37.20% | 15.55% | 15.23% |
| 1996 | 22.68% | 15.97% | 15.17% |
| 1997 | 33.10% | 18.69% | 17.17% |
| 1998 | 28.34% | 19.88% | 18.26% |
| 1999 | 20.89% | 18.82% | 18.38% |
| 2000 | -9.03% | 18.22% | 16.34% |
| 2001 | -11.85% | 14.01% | 15.99% |
| 2002 | -21.97% | 11.06% | 13.87% |
| 2003 | 28.36% | 12.90% | 14.17% |
| 2004 | 10.74% | 13.85% | 14.40% |
| 2005 | 4.83% | 10.61% | 13.08% |
| 2006 | 15.61% | 9.90% | 12.93% |
| 2007 | 5.48% | 7.14% | 12.92% |
| 2008 | -36.55% | 0.65% | 10.26% |
| 2009 | 25.94% | 1.16% | 9.99% |
| 2010 | 14.82% | 3.54% | 10.88% |
| 2011 | 2.10% | 4.94% | 9.47% |
| 2012 | 15.89% | 8.72% | 9.89% |
| 2013 | 32.15% | 9.10% | 11.00% |
| 2014 | 13.52% | 9.38% | 11.61% |
| 2015 | 1.38% | 9.03% | 9.82% |
| 2016 | 11.77% | 8.65% | 9.28% |
| 2017 | 21.61% | 10.27% | 8.70% |
| 2018 | -4.23% | 13.49% | 7.07% |
| Average | 12.45% | 12.54% | 12.62% |
| Standard Deviation | 16.92% | 5.01% | 2.86% |
