The old saying that politics makes strange bedfellows was reaffirmed this year as the nation’s major corporations generously donated to the inaugural committee of the president who promised to jack up their taxes and increase their regulatory oversight.
Investors who have owned stocks in the last year have generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return over the last 12 months is 47.1%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way.