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The average stock market return makes a powerful case for investing in equities to build wealth — and staying invested through ups and downs.

Stock market returns tend to vary dramatically from year to year. But when looking at stock market performance smoothed out over many years or decades at a time — or the average stock market return — a clearer trend starts to emerge. What Is The Average Stock Market Return? The S&P 500 has returned more than 10% per year on…

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