Long game
In the West, one of the main indicators of business maturity is its presence in the S&P 500 index. But staying on top is getting harder. While in the late 1950s the company averaged more than 60 years in the index, by the mid-1960s it had shrunk to 33 years, and today it is about 15 years.

In the West, one of the main indicators of business maturity is its presence in the S&P 500 index. But staying on top is getting harder. While in the late 1950s the company averaged more than 60 years in the index, by the mid-1960s it had shrunk to 33 years, and today it is about 15 years.



