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Here's the Average Stock Market Return Over the Last 15 Years

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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.

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The Stock Market Has Only Seen This 5 Times in 30 Years. It May Signal a Big Move in 2025.

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In September, the Federal Reserve started a new rate-cutting cycle, something the stock market has seen only five other times in the last three decades. Policymakers reduce the benchmark rate to stimulate economic growth, which could logically translate into robust stock market returns. stock market indexes.

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The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. It May Signal a Big Move in the Stock Market.

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Rate cuts have usually been a positive catalyst for the stock market, though there have been exceptions to that rule. In that sense, rate cuts can be good news for the stock market. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 18% year to date, and history says the index could move even higher over the next year.

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Is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Still a Great Investment Even With the Stock Market at an All-Time High?

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Don't try to time the S&P One smart lesson to learn is that timing the market is a losing battle. Just because a stock or index looks "expensive" doesn't mean it can't go up any further, or that a crash or pullback is imminent. 9, 2007), you would be sitting on a total return of 433% today.

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Will the Stock Market Soar If the Fed Cuts Rates in September? Here's What History Shows.

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But will the stock market soar if the Fed cuts rates in September? How did the stock market respond? However, the housing market crash in the second half of 2007 caused the Fed to shift into gear. It lowered rates in September 2007 and then continued to cut rates another six times through April 2008.

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History Says the Stock Market Will Make a Big Move Now That Interest Rates Are Falling

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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has already jumped about 2% on the news, but history says the stock market could move much higher over the next year. The S&P 500 tends to produce positive returns when cutting cycles begin Since 1984, the Federal Reserve has guided the economy through 11 rate-cutting cycles.

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Interest Rates May Do Something Not Seen Since 2020. A Big Move in the Stock Market Usually Follows.

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stock market. In most cases, the S&P 500 produced a positive return during the 12-month period following the first rate cut in each cycle, as shown in the chart below. As shown above, during the last four decades, the S&P 500 returned a median of 14% during the 12 months following the first rate cut in a loosening cycle.