2022 was the worst year for the stock market since 2008. And bonds suffered their biggest losses since the 1980s.
Nonetheless, for the third year in a row, the Dow Jones Utility Average launched a powerful Q4 rally, finishing with a 2.08 percent total return. And that in turn helped carry our Aggressive Holdings ahead 3.5 percent, Conservative Holdings 1.3 percent and Top 10 DRIPs 9.5 percent.
Every January feature article highlights the top picks and pans by sector for the coming year, as well as the past 12-month’s best and worst performers. And as is typical for down years in the overall market, divergences were stark this time around.
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