FYI: The S&P 500 is up a little less than 1% in 2018 (give or take where it closes today). There’s still a long way to go but if we were to end the year with a plus or minus low single-digit return that would be an outlier. Most years see the stock market give investors double-digit returns, both positive and negative. This piece I wrote for Bloomberg looks back at the historical track record to show why double-digit returns are the norm in the stock market.
Regards,
Ted
http://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/05/double-digit-returns-are-the-norm-for-the-stock-market/
