Shares of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) are up a fantastic 55% over the past year, strongly outperforming the S&P 500 index's 26% gain. The banking giant has successfully leveraged a resilient economic backdrop into a record year for profitability.

F ew investors would argue that JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) isn't a solid company. After all, there's a reason it's the U.S.'s biggest bank, boasting nearly $3.6 trillion worth of