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- The three major US stock indexes reached record highs in July, driven by positive earnings reports and continued accommodative monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.
- Stocks have generally outperformed other assets year-to-date, but some investments like bitcoin have seen unlikely surges in 2019.
- Here's a roundup of how other popular assets have performed in the first half of 2019.
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The three major US stock indexes are fresh off of record levels after positive earnings reports and Fed signals sent stocks higher through the end of July.
The Fed's Wednesday announcement sent the indexes lower after not hinting at a prolonged series of additional cuts in the future. Here's how the most popular US indexes have performed in the year-to-date (as of mid-day Thursday):
Dow Jones Industrial Average: up 16%
Nasdaq Composite: up 26%
S&P 500: up 20%
However, some other asset classes are performing nearly as well, while others offer benefits like greater stability or diversification.
Here's how some other popular investment tools have performed in the first half of 2019:
