If You'd Invested $5,000 in the S&P 500 at the Great Recession Bottom, Here's What You'd Have Today

Key Points During the financial crisis, the S&P 500 hit its low in March 2009. Despite cratering sentiment at the time, it turned out to be one of the best buying opportunities in decades. Here's the staggering return S&P 500 investors would have earned by buying at the low point. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › At the lowest point of the financial crisis in the late 2000s, it felt like the U.S. economy might literally fall apart. The economy was in the midst of a deep recession . The housing market was collapsing. The unemployment rate briefly topped 10%. To say the least, it sure didn't feel like the best time to be buying stocks. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.