Here's the Average Stock Market Return Over the Last 15 Years
The stock market is one of the greatest creators of wealth ever invented. And with the introduction of low-fee investment accounts and index funds, it's never been easier to invest in the stock market.
Many investors will look to history to learn what kind of returns they might expect in the future. And for all the volatility of stocks, they've proven remarkably consistent for long-term buy-and-hold investors. Stocks might go up one year and down the next, but over the long run, they've always managed to increase in value.
The last 15 years have been one of the strongest 15-year runs in history. Investors may be wondering whether the strong returns of the past decade and a half are here to stay or whether we can expect more muted returns going forward. To understand whether the average stock market returns over the last 15 years are repeatable, it's important to look at the history.
Source Fool.com
