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I've often read Stocks average +10%/year, is this true when factoring in taxes + inflation?

Wondering if other investments that appear less attractive on paper are actually better than traditional equities.




From what I understand, SPY returns adjusted for inflation over long term average to 7%.


6%: "The average annual total return and compound annual growth rate of the index, including dividends, since inception in 1926 has been approximately 9.8% (6% after inflation), and the annual standard deviation of the return over the same time period is 20.81%" [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_500#Performance


aren't they all subject to inflation?




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