Reflecting on 2021 as Markets Stumble in 2022
journeybeyondwealth.com • January 26, 2022
On the surface, it looks like 2021 was a great year. Digging a little deeper reveals that not all parts of the market performed quite as well as the S&P 500 index. The Russell 2000 index, a benchmark of smaller US companies, gained 15%.
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