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THE 2018 STOCK MARKET: IS IT TOP-HEAVY?
The 2017 stock market delivered yet again with all the general benchmarks posting stunning gains (S&P 19.4%; DJIA 25.1%; NASDAQ 28.2%). Including dividends, it was the ninth consecutive year of positive returns.
2017 S&P 500 SECTOR ANALYSIS
The strong 2017 stock market was fairly broad-based with only two of the eleven S&P sectors (Energy and Telecom) declining for the year while six gained 18% or more.