Historical Annual Returns for the S&P 500 Index - Updated Through 2013

2013 was a huge year for across the board for practically all equities with the notable exception of Emerging Markets.  The S&P 500 Index, one of the most widely-followed U.S. equity indexes, had a total return of about 32.39%, its largest calendar year return since 1997 and the 13th largest calendar year return of the 88 calendar year returns shown in the charts below.   The market was largely