Tech stocks face an enormous task to satisfy investors
The technology sector has seen a tidal wave of inflows this year.
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The year's first month is over, and equity markets performed well.
Sure, equity markets had their ups and downs in January, but the S&P 500 advanced 2.7%, and, based on historical market returns dating back to 1928, that's a good sign. When January is positive, the stock market tends to post positive full-year returns 80% of the time, with average full-year gains of 13.4%, according to Merrill Lynch.