The S&P and Russell are much better indicators of the overall economy. NASDAQ is a good one also for the tech sector in particular.

It's taken 6 years to recover the loses experienced once Bush and Co took office. To be fair markets are not determined so much by who's n office but by the overall business cycle, and after 8 years of phenomenal growth during the Clinton years a contraction was due. Still leadership is a factor, and not a small one, and 6 years is a very long time.

Business is going very well for my company and that is great news financially for me. I personally don't give that a whole lot of value when the planet is headed for an ecological trainwreck and the man in the White House can't see it because his head is up his ass.