The Year in Pictures

Bill Parrott |

I loved reading the Year in Sports by Sports Illustrated as a kid. It was a collection of their best pictures from the previous year and required reading for my cohort of friends. So here is a look at how markets, investments, and economic indicators performed last year.

The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ performed well last year.

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Though stocks performed well, they fell several times last year.

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The bond market struggled last year as interest rates and inflation climbed.

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Working from home stocks got crushed as investors focused on earnings, profits, and cash flows.

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Bitcoin had another excellent year but sold off significantly in November and December.