2011: The Best That Never Was

Wow all that and stocks are right back where they started a year ago. The S&P500 closed at 1257 today - same level it closed on the last trading day of 2010.

Stocks aren't the only game in town though. The US Treasury Bond market led the way higher and Gold saw its 11th straight year of gains. Dr. Copper and Emerging markets struggled throughout the year, making risk-on trade a difficult one. Here are the rest of the stats through Wednesday's close:

(I'll post the year-end numbers this week)

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Asset Class Returns 2011 (Business Insider Money Game via Reuters)