Some perspective to consider for the Month of January:
The S&P 500 (Large Cap)
Closed down (0.2%) for the month.
The Russell 2000 (Small and Mid Cap)
Closed down (3.2%) for the month.
The IJS ETF (Small Cap Value)
Closed down (6.3%) for the month.
Dow Jones Industrials (Traditional)
Closed down (1.0%) for the month.
Nasdaq (Technology)
Only index UP 2.0%.
Combined average of all 5 indexes:
Down (2.9%) for the five of them for this month.
Our Growth portfolio of fast growing companies ended the month UP +22.2%.
I would not have dreamed or anticipated gains of 22.2% in the first month of 2020. Indeed, I would be happy with 22.2% annual returns. With earnings starting in a few short weeks, February should be very exciting.
Cheers and Happy New Year!