Stocks Climb the Wall of Worry Despite concerns about the presidential election, inflation, interest rates, housing, geopolitical escalations, valuations, the yield curve, and an overbought market, U.S. stocks have climbed the "proverbial wall of worry" to trend higher in 2024. Not only are stocks higher despite the bear's concerns, but they are off to their best start ever in a presidential election year, with the S&P 500 Index up a healthy 22% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq higher by 23%. That said, should inv ...