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Whether your traditional investment portfolio is constructed from individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) or any new market-based investments, there is one inescapable reality—your holdings will be subject to the whims and fluctuations of the stock market. And that is not necessarily a bad thing if the gods of investing smile kindly upon you, particularly if you have a properly diversified portfolio suitable for your appetite for risk, time horizon and stage of life. If this sounds like you, then 2025 was probably a banner year.