Plenty of words come to mind to summarize the stock market last year. But which one does it best? “Brutal,” says Frank Jolley, president of Jolley Asset Management in Rocky Mount. “Unfortunate,” says John Woodard, president of Woodard & Company Asset Management Group in Advance. “Fascinating,” says Bobby Edgerton, president of Capital Investment Counsel in Raleigh and possibly a fugitive from the planet Vulcan.