Stock market soared 253% this decade: Who won? Who lost?

There was plenty for stock investors to cheer in the 2010s. The key Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index returned 253% this decade vs. a 6% decline in the previous 10 years.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The 2010s’ top U.S. stock category was companies marketing and retailing via the internet — you know, Amazon, Google, Facebook and the like. They were up 1,189% in 10 years. Yes, 13 times your money. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAlso a decade ago