Financials’ relative strength lagged starting around the beginning of the second half, but the group’s alpha turned on the end-of-year afterburners just recently. An M&A boom, a solid year for IPOs, intense corporate debt underwriting, and favorable interest rate trends haveFreelance Financial Writer | Investments | Markets | Personal Finance | RetirementI create written content used in various formats including articles, blogs, emails, and social media for financial advisors and investment firms in a cost- ...