Third Quarter Scorecard

The third quarter of 2017 is now in the books, and it was a strong quarter for investors, in what is also shaping up as a very strong year.  Here's a scorecard for the major indexes:

• S&P 500 up 4.4% in the third quarter, up 14.0% year to date
• Dow Jones Industrial Average up 5.6% in the third quarter, up 15.3% year to date
• Nasdaq up 5.9% in the third quarter, up 23.6% year to date
• S&P Midcap 400 up 3.2% in the third quarter, up 9.3% year to date
• S&P Smallcap 600 up 6.2% in the third quarter, up 9.0% year to date