9% return on my 403(b) this year

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I'm not interested in money. I don't know anything about investing. It just isn't my thing. 20 years ago I was smart enough to sign up for a 403(b) which is like a 401(k) retirement account but for public workers and without employers matching your contributions. Money is deducted from my pay each time and automatically deposited into the account. It gets invested into various funds/stocks. I went aggressive back in the day and it really hasn't been changed much since then. Anyway I checked my 403(b) last week out of morbid curiosity. The amount isn't anything amazing to retire on but the website said that it had earned over 9% year to date. Like I said I don't know anything about money. My brother in law graduated from the Wharton School of Business at UPenn. I texted him the other day to ask him if 9% was a good return on the investment. He said definitely because 6% is the typical good rate. So hey I'm doing okay in the financial world even though I know nothing about it.