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GregariousGroundhog

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3. The S&P 500 has returned 10.49% annually over the last 30 years

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 03:52 PM

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The utilities industry is more stable than the S&P 500, and so they were high on something if they thought they could get 11-11.75%. That said, no one would invest in them if they were capped at 6.2%. I'd personally lean more toward 9.25% than 9.78%.

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