The best of the Web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
Yikes, It’s September
A reality check on historical stock market performance in September. It’s the worst month on U.S. markets, but how much, um, stock should you put in the data?
More analysis of September’s trading patterns.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Ten reasons to be optimistic about the stock markets, even though it’s September.
Read about a veteran marketwatcher who sees an 18 per cent gain ahead for the Dow Jones Industrial Average by next February.
2008 Revisited
A video to remind you of the shocking, and I don’t use that word casually, stock market declines of September 2008.
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