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The S&P 500 (GSPC) had its best decade since December 30, 1927 in the 1990s, returning 315.7%.

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Created with Highcharts 9.0.0Chart context menu21.5%21.5%-41.2%-41.2%32.9%32.9%259.5%259.5%53.7%53.7%16.1%16.1%234.2%234.2%315.7%315.7%-24.1%-24.1%189.4%189.4%99.8%99.8%1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
ASSETDECADE% RETURN
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1920s21.46%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1930s-41.17%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1940s32.94%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1950s259.48%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1960s53.66%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1970s16.06%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1980s234.15%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)1990s315.75%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)2000s-24.1%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)2010s189.35%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)2020s99.76%

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