Table of S&P500 annual returns from 1970 to 2013. Blog discussion at http://wp.me/p2Oizj-vk

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Year
Change
in
Index
Total
Annual
Return
Including
Dividends
Value of
$1.00
Invested
on
1/1/1970
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5 Year
Annualized
Return
10 Year
Annualized
Return
15 Year
Annualized
Return
20 Year
Annualized
Return
2
An
1970
0.01%
4.01%
$1.04
-
-
-
-
1971
10.79%
14.31%
$1.19
-
-
-
-
1972
15.63%
18.98%
$1.41
-
-
-
-
1973
−17.37%
−14.66%
$1.21
-
-
-
-
1974
−28.72%
−26.47%
$0.89
−2.35%
-
-
-
1975
31.55%
37.20%
$1.22
3.21%
-
-
-
1976
19.15%
23.84%
$1.51
4.87%
-
-
-
1977
−11.50%
−7.18%
$1.40
−0.21%
-
-
-
1978
1.06%
6.56%
$1.49
4.32%
-
-
-
1979
12.31%
18.44%
$1.77
14.76%
5.86%
-
-
1980
25.77%
32.50%
$2.34
13.96%
8.45%
-
-
1981
−9.73%
−4.92%
$2.23
8.10%
6.47%
-
-
1982
14.76%
21.55%
$2.71
14.09%
6.70%
-
-
1983
17.26%
22.56%
$3.32
17.32%
10.63%
-
-
1984
1.40%
6.27%
$3.52
14.81%
14.78%
8.76%
-
1985
26.36%
31.73%
$4.64
14.67%
14.32%
10.49%
-
1986
14.62%
18.67%
$5.51
19.87%
13.83%
10.76%
-
1987
2.03%
5.25%
$5.80
16.47%
15.27%
9.86%
-
1988
12.40%
16.61%
$6.76
15.31%
16.31%
12.17%
-
1989
27.25%
31.69%
$8.90
20.37%
17.55%
16.61%
11.55%
1990
−6.56%
−3.10%
$8.63
13.20%
13.93%
13.94%
11.16%
1991
26.31%
30.47%
$11.26
15.36%
17.59%
14.34%
11.90%
1992
4.46%
7.62%
$12.11
15.88%
16.17%
15.47%
11.34%
1993
7.06%
10.08%
$13.33
14.55%
14.93%
15.72%
12.76%
1994
−1.54%
1.32%
$13.51
8.70%
14.38%
14.52%
14.58%
1995
34.11%
37.58%
$18.59
16.59%
14.88%
14.81%
14.60%
1996
20.26%
22.96%
$22.86
15.22%
15.29%
16.80%
14.56%
1997
31.01%
33.36%
$30.48
20.27%
18.05%
17.52%
16.65%
1998
26.67%
28.58%
$39.19
24.06%
19.21%
17.90%
17.75%
1999
19.53%
21.04%
$47.44
28.56%
18.21%
18.93%
17.88%
2000
−10.14%
−9.10%
$43.12
18.33%
17.46%
16.02%
15.68%
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2001
Total
Value of
Annual
$1.00
5 Year
10 Year
15 Year
20 Year
2
Return
Invested
Annualized
Annualized
Annualized
Annualized
An
Including
on
Return
Return
Return
Return
Dividends
1/1/1970
−13.04%
−11.89%
$37.99
10.70%
12.94%
13.74%
15.24%
2002
−23.37%
−22.10%
$29.60
−0.59%
9.34%
11.48%
12.71%
2003
26.38%
28.68%
$38.09
−0.57%
11.07%
12.22%
12.98%
2004
8.99%
10.88%
$42.23
−2.30%
12.07%
10.94%
13.22%
2005
3.00%
4.91%
$44.30
0.54%
9.07%
11.52%
11.94%
2006
13.62%
15.79%
$51.30
6.19%
8.42%
10.64%
11.80%
2007
3.55%
5.49%
$54.12
12.83%
5.91%
10.49%
11.82%
2008
−38.47%
−37.00%
$34.09
−2.19%
−1.38%
6.46%
8.43%
2009
23.49%
26.46%
$43.11
0.42%
−0.95%
8.04%
8.21%
2010
12.64%
15.06%
$49.61
2.29%
1.41%
6.76%
9.14%
2011
0.00%
2.11%
$50.65
−0.25%
2.92%
5.45%
7.81%
2012
13.29%
16.00%
$58.76
1.66%
7.10%
4.47%
8.22%
Year
Change
in
Index
High
34.11%
37.58%
28.56%
19.21%
18.93%
17.88%
Low
−38.47%
−37.00%
−2.35%
−1.38%
4.47%
7.81%
13.20%
13.38%
12.17%
12.32%
CAGR
Median
9.94%
12.40%
15.06%
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