2000: The Year in Review
Our year-long national nightmare is over.
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2000's 10 Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks
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The Year in Numbers |
A Look at Fund Winners in '00 -- and How the Best of '99 Fared
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A Lesson Before Buying: 2000 Taught Us a Tough But Familiar One
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Well, that might be a bit of hyperbole, but investing in the market this year sure felt like a nightmare. The
Nasdaq
fell 39.3%, its worst year ever. The
S&P 500
shed 10.1% -- its worst year since 1977. Before we step boldly into 2001 and hope the markets are kinder and gentler, it's high time to take the long weekend to examine what transpired the past 12 months and heed the lessons going forward.
TheStreet.com's
2000: The Year in Review
examines the winners and losers of this challenging year, from
TheStreet Recommends
Dan Bernstein
and
Jamie Heller's
by-the-numbers examination of the year that was, to
Catherine Valenti's
look at the best-performing funds of 2000 -- and how the top funds from 1999 had a fall from grace.
And coming Saturday, we'll take an in-depth look at the best and worst stocks for the year 2000. Did you know that
OSI Pharmaceuticals
(OSIP)
soared more than 900% in Y2K? Can you guess what the year's biggest loser was? (Hint: Think Internet incubator.)
So, if past is prologue, let's take a look back at this year as we get ready to make money in 2001. Stay tuned.
