Comments on: S&P 20-Year Rolling Period Returns (1926 – 2008) http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/09/18/sp-20-year-rolling-period-returns-1926-2008/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:22:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Katherine http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/09/18/sp-20-year-rolling-period-returns-1926-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-439460 Katherine Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:58:07 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4006#comment-439460 Would love to see the numbers through 2009 when available! Might cheer some of us up a little. Would love to see the numbers through 2009 when available! Might cheer some of us up a little.

]]> By: StL Pastor http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/09/18/sp-20-year-rolling-period-returns-1926-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-439454 StL Pastor Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:34:02 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4006#comment-439454 Its kind of amazing how bad the market was betweeen 1955-1993, considering that much of this time the economy was growing quickly, and the middle class were doing very well. Inflation adjusted the market never broke 5.17% (only once) and usually was in the 1-2% inflation adjusted range. I can see why people thought equities were dead in the late 80's. Considering the 'conservative assumptions' of today-say 5% inflation adjusted, if you started work in 1955, you would have been in serious trouble at retirement. Its kind of amazing how bad the market was betweeen 1955-1993, considering that much of this time the economy was growing quickly, and the middle class were doing very well. Inflation adjusted the market never broke 5.17% (only once) and usually was in the 1-2% inflation adjusted range. I can see why people thought equities were dead in the late 80′s. Considering the ‘conservative assumptions’ of today-say 5% inflation adjusted, if you started work in 1955, you would have been in serious trouble at retirement.

]]> By: Rhea http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/09/18/sp-20-year-rolling-period-returns-1926-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-439386 Rhea Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:50:32 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4006#comment-439386 I am Rhea S. I have visited your website and I would like to congratulate you on building such a valuable online resource. I am sure your visitors find your site as useful as I did. Have a great day. Thanks and regards, Rhea S. I am Rhea S. I have visited your website and I would like to congratulate you on building such a valuable online resource. I am sure your visitors find your site as useful as I did.

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]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/09/18/sp-20-year-rolling-period-returns-1926-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-439378 JLP Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:27:33 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4006#comment-439378 Through 2008, the average annual rate of return on the S&P is 9.62% or 7.18% adjusted for inflation. Through 2008, the average annual rate of return on the S&P is 9.62% or 7.18% adjusted for inflation.

]]> By: BG http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/09/18/sp-20-year-rolling-period-returns-1926-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-439377 BG Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:06:41 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4006#comment-439377 I think you meant to say "20-year period" instead of "5-year" period for the average/most/smallest that $10,00 would've grown to. Otherwise a good write-up. Any chance you can give us the average compound return for the entire dataset -- I think this number has historically been 9% or so. I think you meant to say “20-year period” instead of “5-year” period for the average/most/smallest that $10,00 would’ve grown to. Otherwise a good write-up. Any chance you can give us the average compound return for the entire dataset — I think this number has historically been 9% or so.

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