[garmaine]

There’s no need to quote authority; this is public data. The annualized return on the S&P 500 over the last 75 years (Mar 1943 - Mar 2018) was 11.35%. Adjusted for inflation, 7.45%.

[andrewprock]

Warren Buffet: 6-7% S&P returns: 7.45%

Looks like Warren Buffet knows what he's talking about.

[garmaine]

We shouldn't defer to authority on things that can be readily checked ourselves.