Much to the enjoyment of investors, large company domestic stocks defied gravity in 2017 with the Standard & Poor's 500 index rising 21.8%.  Volatility was virtually non-existent....

I couldn’t help but to think of the Sonny and Cher classic “The Beat Goes On” last week as I booted up my workstation for the umpteenth time this year to find stocks up to start the day.  More often than not, they have finished the day higher as well, with new highs being a regular occurrence of late...