Today is not the day to talk about the stock market. It is a day to remember those who have fallen in the service of protecting our freedom. Here is a poem written by my 9-year-old grandson. As a new generation relearns this lesson, it gives me hope that the sacrifice of our veterans will never be forgotten. Lest we forget.

So, as a good contrarian would do, I'm buying. One could be excused for not paying attention to the market this year. With your Social Media feeds crammed full of political news, it has been hard to pay full attention to the bull run that started in April. However, "Independence Day" marked the low point for the cycle of economic deceleration caused by previous Fed rate hikes. The massive investor sentiment hit that resulted is still in repair mode. A couple of scary headline