Like riders white-knuckling it on an explosive mega-coaster (Six Flags' Nitro
comes to mind), investors were taken on a wild ride in 2011. The market blasted
up and plunged down in dizzying intervals only to end up right back where it
started. Yet, despite the whiplash, the year finished decidedly flat the Dow
saw a measly 5.5% gain, the Nasdaq lost 1% and the S&P 500 was essentially
unchanged. With 2011's lackluster results under our belt, we wanted to know
how our readers were feeling about the market year ahead. So we asked: "How do
you think the S&P 500 will perform in 2012?" The response was bullish. More
than half of the 1,285 poll takers (nearly 55%) expect the S&P to be "up" or
"significantly up" at year-end, 30% say "relatively flat" and 15%
predict the S&P will be "down" or "significantly down" for the year.
Here are the details of how the poll vote shook out:
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