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NOT ALL ARE COUNTED THE SAME - As of the close of stock trading on Friday 10/15/21, just 5 stocks in the S&P 500 index, i.e., just 1% of the index’s stocks, are responsible for 20% of the

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WHAT A DAY! - 13 years ago this week (on Monday 10/13/08), the single-best trading day for the S&P 500 in the last 71 years (since 1950) took place – a gain of +11.58% (total return) in just

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STOCKS & WHITE HOUSE - From 1936-2020, the S&P 500 has averaged +6.7% per year (total return) during the 1st year of a 4-year presidential term, +8.7% per year during the 2nd year, +18.5%

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FOURTH QUARTER - Over the last 30 years (1991-2020), the S&P 500 index has gained an average of +4.78% (total return) over the final 3 months of the year (October-November-December), the best

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BAD DAYS - As of the close of trading last Friday 9/17/21, the S&P 500 has gone 223 trading days (just short of 11 months) without sustaining a 1-day loss of at least 3% (total

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TWENTY YEARS AGO - The US stock market did not open at its regular time of 9:30am ET on Tuesday 9/11/01, shutting down after the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center at

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THROUGH AUGUST - The S&P 500 was up +21.6% YTD (total return) through 8/31/21. The S&P 500 has gained an average of +10.9% per year (total return) over the last 50 years (i.e.,

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