Happy Friday to Barchart.com readers. This morning, the February jobs report came out, and it was surprisingly strong. The U.S. economy added 275,000 jobs, up from 229,000 in January. The unemployment rate, up two basis points to 3.9%, remained under 4.0% for the 25th consecutive month. I live in Canada. I would love for our economy to be this strong, yet many Americans feel the economy is in bad shape. I guess it’s all relative. If you’re building a nest egg for retirement, stocks remain your best bet to achieving your goals. The S&P 500 is more than 8% through the first 68 days of 2024 and 2…