2019 Year-End Market Results

When it comes to the markets, 2019 was quite a great year for stocks. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) finished the year with a total return of 31.1%. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) did even better, up 38.4%.

The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose more than 18% while the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) climbed almost 15%. Gold mining shares, for their part, soared almost 41%, as measured by the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX).

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