Market Recovery Complete

As of the closing bell on April 16,the stock market had fully recovered from its February 27 correction.Indeed,the S&P 500 index stood at a six and a half year high.According to Jason Trennert,Chief Investment Strategist of Strategas Research Partners,the economic fundamentals are the same as they were at the end of February.Interest rates are stable,and many companies are supporting stock prices by buying back their own shares.Serat Sethi of Douglas C. Lane Associates remains cautious,however.He advises a broad-based allocation to protect against risks which many may have already forgotten about.