The S&P 500 stayed flat through out 2011. December 31, 2011- The stock market for 2011 has closed. Friday afternoon’s session brought to an end the nerve-racking year that eventually led to nowhere. After all of the difficulties during 2011, Standard & Poor’s 500 ended the year .04 of a point from where it started January 3 of this year. Much of what took place over the course of the year was influenced by the sluggish worldwide economy and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Only nine...