For the second straight year, US stock markets (based on S&P 500) was up and was the leading major stock market worldwide. All key segments (see the Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns) returns were positive for 2024 with US bonds in last place.

2024 Key Index returns:

S&P 500 (US Stocks) was up 25.0%
MSCI EM (International Emerging Markets) was up 8.1%
MSCI EAFE (International Developed Markets) was up 4.3%
The Agg (US Bonds) was up 1.3%

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