Attached is the Maridea Monthly Market Update for December 2023. This report offers a snapshot of key trends shaping the current economic and market landscape. Here are the takeaways for this month:

• The S&P 500 Index gained +9.1% in November, slightly underperforming the Russell 2000
  Index’s +9.2% return. Ten of the eleven S&P 500 sectors traded higher, with only Energy trading
  lower as the price of oil declined -6.2%

• Corporate investment-grade bonds produced a +7.5% total return as yields declined,
  outperforming corporate high-yield bonds’ +4.9% total return.

• International stocks underperformed U.S. stocks for a second consecutive month. The MSCI
  EAFE Index of developed market stocks gained +8.2% and outperformed the MSCI Emerging
  Market Index’s +7.8% return.

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