The S&P 500 Index has risen for four consecutive months, resulting in the strongest start to a year in more than 30 years!

While stocks rallied in the first quarter following the sharp December decline, expectations for first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) appeared to dampen and stand at about half the pace that it did last year.

The S&P 500 Index has staged an impressive rally after nearly entering a bear market December 24, with U.S. stocks notching their best start to a year since 1991.

Most of the country might still be in the throes of the winter, but after extreme cold throughout many parts of the
United States, thankfully the weather has warmed up.