A 68-Year History of Monetary Policy Changes Suggests a Big Move to Come for Stocks
Over long stretches, Wall Street is one of the greatest wealth creators on the planet. But when examined over much shorter time frames, the performance of the major U.S. stock indexes can be a coin toss.
Last year, the arrow pointed decisively lower for Wall Street. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-driven Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) all entered a bear market and produced their worst full-year returns since the Great Recession.
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