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To: robert b furman who wrote (3692)	9/30/2014 10:42:56 AM
From: richardred	Respond to of 8288

I agree Bob. One thing I do know, is takeover activity has picked up big time. Especially by foreign buyers.

To: robert b furman who wrote (3692)	9/30/2014 11:25:52 AM
From: Return to Sender	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8288

Actually most initial rate rises result in a short term sell off in equities. Nothing big in the long run but usually investors get the jitters. Then the market continues to rise. More importantly a strong dollar is good for some stocks but on the whole the market reacts badly to a stronger dollar. Most companies that make up the S&P 500 are now multinationals with a great deal of business overseas. The weak dollar has been very good for those companies. Look carefully at this chart and you will see most of the time a rise in dollar corresponds with a fall in the S&P 500: RtS