Stock Markets Are Doing Something They've Only Done Once Since the 1870s. Should You Be Worried?

Well, folks, it happened again. For the third consecutive year, the S&P 500 has closed with a double-digit gain.In 2023, it ended the year 24.23% higher (26.06% with dividends reinvested). In 2024, the annual gain was 23.31% (24.88% with dividends reinvested). And last year it gained about 16.4% (or about 18% with dividends reinvested). If you had invested $10,000 in an S&P 500 index fund three years ago, your investment would be worth about $18,600 today, which is anything but mediocre.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool