Key Points The S&P 500 has produced impressive gains for three years straight. The recent gains have well exceeded the average returns for the index. Many investors may be wondering if the party is about to end, and history can be a great guide. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › Investors are having another banner year in 2025. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up more than 14% year to date as of this writing. That follows exceptionally strong years in 2023 and 2024, when the index ret ...