Stocks posted another fantastic year in 2021. Actually, I should say that large-caps posted another fantastic year since returns were quite different depending on where you had your money. The S&P 500 gained nearly 30% on the year, but the Russell 2000 only netted about half that amount – 14.5%. The FAAMG+Telsa names accounted for more than 25% of the index’s return, so it was clearly a very narrow set of stocks driving the gains.
On the sector side, the groups poised to benefit the most from an economic recovery fared the best. Oil producers & explorers and those ETFs focused on nuclear energy returned more than 60% each. Banks delivered gains of 35-40% with the smaller regional banks doing a little better than the big banks. Elsewhere, semiconductor stocks and homebuilders both returned more than 40% each. The retail sector, despite some ups and downs, had a good year […]
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