The S&P 500's First Four Months in 2025 Were Its Eighth-Worst Start in 50 Years. Here's What History Shows Stocks Could Do Next.

Beginnings are important. That's true whether we're talking about books, movies, or marriages. And it applies to stocks, too. How the stock market begins a given year can be telling about how it will finish it.As of April 30, 2025, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was off to its eighth-worst start in 50 years. Here's what history says stocks could do next.Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading

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The S&P 500's First Four Months in 2025 Were Its Eighth-Worst Start in 50 Years. Here's What History Shows Stocks Could Do Next.

Beginnings are important. That's true whether we're talking about books, movies, or marriages. And it applies to stocks, too. How the stock market begins a given year can be telling about how it will finish it.

As of April 30, 2025, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was off to its eighth-worst start in 50 years. Here's what history says stocks could do next.

Image source: Getty Images.

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