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S&P 500 Annual Total Return and Max Drawdown

May 17, 2022

The recent market decline has a lot questioning how far the current decline might go.  While trying to forecast the bottom is anyone’s guess, it is important to maintain perspective when we go through these market corrections. 

The attached chart illustrates 41 years of perspective.  The solid blue bar shows the S&P 500 annual total return.  The lighter blue dot shows how far the S&P 500 fell at some point during the year.

Click on this link to see Cetera’s S&P 500 Annual Total Return and Max Drawdown chart. 

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