The past 14 months have been challenging for investors. Following a year with minimal pullbacks in 2021, last year featured a bear market for all three major U.S. stock indexes.

But amid this carnage, it's the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) that's stood tall. Although the Dow Jones shed 9% of its value last year, this was markedly better than the benchmark S&P 500 or tech-focused Nasdaq Composite, which respectively lost 19% and 33%.

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