Market Recap – Jim Stoutenborough, CFP®
Let’s do the numbers:
The U.S. stock markets kept their strong momentum through year-end. December showed gains with the S&P 500 up 1.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.9% and the Russell 2000, the only laggard, down slightly with a -0.4% loss. International markets carried on with a 2.5% gain and bonds were up a bit 0.5%.