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Paul Thompson, Jr. 1/18/21 Paul Thompson, Jr. 1/18/21

First Quarter 2021 Review

The S&P 500 index priced-in the pandemic-fueled recession in record time, but it also rallied sharply off the bottom in given hyper-accommodative monetary policy, massive fiscal spending, and anticipation of a strong growth rebound sometime in 2021. In spite of all the challenges 2020 presented, U.S. stocks rose +18.4% for the year.