Market Commentary Monday, February 15, 2016 Part 1 (Comments on President's Day Two-Part Commentary, Risk Tolerance, Volatility, Historical Equity Returns, Bank CEOs Speak, Jamie Dimon Goes Shopping, Fear Spikes: AAII Contrarian Buy Signal, Stocks vs. Bonds: Dividend and Earnings Yields, Econ Update and Recession Prices for Many Stocks)

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