US small-cap value, international value, international core, US large-cap value, midcaps, European stocks, and even REITs have all beaten the S&P 500. From the beginning of 2000 to the peak of the next market cycle, in mid-July of 2007, the S&P 500 total return averaged just 2.4% annually.
Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4870977-weekly-market-pulse…

