A Foolish Take: Putting This Year's Stock Returns in Perspective
Since the beginning of 2017, and with less than two weeks remaining in the year, the S&P 500 has climbed 19%.
How does this compare to past years? Pretty well.
The average annual performance of the S&P 500 since 1928 is 11.5%. The median comes in a little higher, at 13.9%. More recently, this year is fourth on the list of best performances since the beginning of the century.
Source: Fool.com
