Worst Decade For Stocks, But Not All Stocks
Posted by: Howard Silverblatt on December 31, 2009
The S&P 500 posted its first negative total return decade in history. Of course, if you were in energy you didn’t notice it, and you should pick up the tab for tonight’s celebration. You can peruse our preliminary stats—best, worst, issues, sectors, decades, etc.—here.
Reader Comments
barbara
January 3, 2010 02:45 PM
GE was a bust!!
edy
January 4, 2010 10:37 AM
GS(speculators) was a winner!!!
bill whale
January 30, 2010 12:04 AM
Your recent story on ten most innovative companies names Google as stellar performer, up 369% since its IPO in 2004.
Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) went up 1817% from 2004. You should know about coffee pods; an amazing innovation. GMCR is 2nd best mover in last decade.
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