In the nine years from 2000 to 2008 the S&P 500 was down almost as many years as it was up:
That’s three down years in a row from 2000-2002 and then the big down year in 2008.
Since 2009 it’s been much smoother sailing.
The S&P has finished out the calendar year down just two times out of the past 17 years:
In 2018 the S&P 500 finished the year down a little more than 4%. Then the 2022 bear marke…