2019 isn't quite over yet, but barring a last-minute crash, it's shaping up to be an exceptionally strong year for investors. With the Dow Jones Industrials up more than 20% as of Dec. 18, those who bought into the market's weakness toward the end of 2018 were amply rewarded.
Some stocks did better than others, and the top stocks in the Dow produced returns that were double or more what the overall average produced. Below, we'll look at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) to see how they rose to the top in 2019.
Source Fool.com