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Big Picture:  A Tale of Two Halves

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Big Picture:  A Tale of Two Halves

Author: The editor's desk

July 25, 2022

Equity investors just endured one of the worst first halves to a year since the middle of the past century. Here’s what happened in the second half of the year, when the U.S. equity market piled up first-half losses in the past.    

Source: AGF Investments Inc. using Morningstar Direct data as of 06/30/2022 in US dollars. One cannot invest directly in an index

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