Historical Frequency of Positive Stock Returns
Read ArticleWhile stocks have the strongest historical returns, many Americans still reeling from the 2008 financial crisis remain afraid of investing their retirement savings in the stock market. This information sheet plots historical S&P 500 data going back to 1926 to show how returns behave over time shows that over a 30-year period, there has never been a time when cash or bonds have outperformed stocks.
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