The Latest Look At The Total Return Roller Coaster - Sunday, May 5
May 05, 2019 at 13:42 PM EDT
Imagine you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 five years ago. How much would it be worth today with dividends reinvested but adjusted for inflation? The purchasing power of your investment increased to $16,627 for an annualized real return of 9.77%.