The S&P 500 has averaged about 10% annually since 1928, but that figure varies widely by time period. What the long-run data actually shows.
The average stock market return is historically 10%, although it changes from year to year. Returns can vary, but buy and hold is the most likely to yield long-term results.
The compound buy-and-hold return to the entire U.S. stock market over more than 100 years was 1,504,057%. Yet the median ...