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It’s very important to remember how good we have it.
The Rams since McVay became Head Coach in 2017:
- 8 winning seasons
- 7 playoff appearances
- 4 NFC West titles
- 3 NFCCG appearances
- 2 SB appearances
- 1 SB win
Only the Chiefs & Eagles have been better in that time.
It’s been a turbulent but ultimately rewarding first half for the stock market. In this week’s edition of Three on Thursday, we spotlight the S&P 500 Index (“Index”)—one of the most trusted gauges of U.S. equity performance.
The Index, which tracks 500 of the largest publicly traded companies using a market-cap-weighted methodology, ended the first half of 2025 with a total return of 6.2%, despite a peak-to-trough drawdown of 18.8%. Remarkably, it closed June at all-time highs.
Below are three charts that provide a deeper understanding of the events that shaped the first half of the year.