Market Commentary Monday, January 9, 2017 (Comments on Week in Review: Growth Beats Value, TPS Week 1 Winners & Losers, Econ Update, Auto News: GM & HMC, Reasons for Optimism: Profits and Interest Rates, Dow 20000, History Lesson: 1929-1954 & 1966-1982, Miracle of Compounding: 2012 Prediction of Dow 20000 by 2020, Buckingham Forecasts Dow 40000 by 2030, Buckingham Projects S&P 2016 by 2016…in 2010 and Updates on KSS, AMGN & SNY)

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