The year 2015 is off to a bad start for investors, as the S&P 500 has plummeted 3.2 percent in the first two weeks of the year.
Ironically, one of the few bright spots for investors so far in 2015 is hidden inside of the lagging financial sector: real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Big Banks Dragging Down The Sector
Big banks such as Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) have been dragging down the financial sector in early 2015 after the market was unimpressed by their weak earnings reports this week.
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