“A lot of what I do is challenge assumptions . . . which often looks like you are asking stupid questions.” ~Sergio Marchionne

Happy National Dog Appreciation Day!

The S&P 500 inches above 2,000 for the first time ever. The index first broke 200 on November 21, 1985. That’s a 10-fold gain in 29 years.

Happy Friday!

The S&P 500 closed just below last month’s record high, recapturing nearly all of the 3.9% geopolitically-driven drop that gripped investors in late July and early August. The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite sits at its highest level in 14 1/2 years.