20 • RUBY, WILDING & SWANSBURG Whe n I talk to savers across the country , I like to ask: Ho w much do you think the stock market has returned on average this c entury ? C onsider that question yourself for a moment. For the first twent y yea rs of t his century— from 2000 to 2019—wh at did t he marke t r etur n on ave rage ? Go a hea d and w rit e down your a nsw er. Most people I ask guess 8 percent or 10 percent. A few people always guess 12 per cent or 14 percent— sometimes even more. So, it surprises most savers to learn the answer is 6.06 per cent.
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