In summary, no economy or corporation is an island.

A flat trading and investing world expands our alternatives and opens us to greater opportunities, but it also increases risks, raises volatility, expands uncertainty and could reduce valuations (especially relative to history).http://realmoneypro.thestreet.com/dougs-daily-diary?cm_ven_int=homepage-daily-diary&published%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=2013-06-12#added-to-monitis-20130612

I don’t get lots and lots for my $900  cost of reading promoney at thestreet.com except Kass’ daily column and sometimes comments from Our MADMONEY man Cramer, and Dave Peltier picks (one or two a year).  But Kass is WORTH IT. I give you the summary; yes I steal it.  But the value is the thought process, the start here and get there.  What a mind!