Between September of 1939 and August of 1945, the S&P 500 annualized at 12.1 percent a year. Not bad! This time period even included the 8th worst crash in U.S stock market history. Below is a monthly chart of the conflict and some war statistics.
World War II (1939-1945)
Total Servicemembers (worldwide): 16 Million
Battle Deaths: 300,000
Living Veterans: 5,400,000
Total Stock Market Return: 98.08%
Annualized Return: 12.1%
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