This is a bit of a variation on our customary annual chart. (We don’t usually go back earlier than 1940 when doing this)
But it’s an opportunity to update the JP Morgan/Bloomberg chart for 2013, 2014 and 2015 and help with some long-term perspective.
The annualized total return on the S&P 500 (VFINX) since January 8, 1980 is 10.1%.