A series of earthquakes were registered under Iceland's Katla volcano over the past couple of days. Judging by the depth of some of the earthquakes, fresh magma is making its way upward. There were more than 10 earthquakes in total, including M3.6 at 18:36 UTC on June 20, 2017, the strongest so far.
ââThinking that in a low-inflation environment is dreaming,â he said.â. Beyond that, the long-term data for the stock market points to that 7% number as well. For the period 1950 to 2009, if you adjust the S&P 500 for inflation and account for dividends, the average annual return comes out to exactly 7.0%. Check the data for yourself.
Based on these years, the long-term (invested since 1990 or earlier) average annual historical real (after inflation) return on stocks has been approximately 6% to 7%. Looking at shorter terms such as in the 13.5 years since 2000 or the 5.5 years since the start of 2008, stocks have had poor annual returns.