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Bespoke Investment Group48.45K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(4min)Comments(3)SummaryIn 2009, the S&P 500 closed below 700 for the first time since 1996; this year, it’s trading not far below 7,000, or roughly ten times higher.Since that Monday close, the S&P 500 has rallied 895% (excluding dividends), and more than half of all sectors have risen more than fivefold.Technology has been the top-performing sector with a gain of over 2,500%, followed by Consumer Discretionary, which is up by just over half of that amount. AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images Just how low can stocks go? That was the question posed by the Wall Street Journal on Monday morning, March 9, 2009. Just like this year, March 9th fell on a Monday, following a Friday where the S&P 500 closedThis article was written byBespoke Investment Group48.45K FollowersFollowBespoke Investment Group provides some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street. Founded by Paul Hickey and Justin Walters, formerly of Birinyi Associates and creators of the acclaimed TickerSense blog, Bespoke offers multiple products that allow anyone, from institutions to the most modest investor, to gain the data and knowledge necessary to make intelligent and profitable investment decisions. Along with running their Think B.I.G. finance blog, Bespoke provides timely investment ideas through its Bespoke Premium (https://bespokepremium.com/) subscription service and also manages money (https://bespokepremium.com/mm) for high net worth individuals. Visit: Bespoke Investment Group (https://bespokeinvest.com/)