Market Commentary Highlights...

• Today at “The Great American Race,” NASCAR’s Daytona 500, a contestant in another great American race, Rick Santorum, will have his logo on the hood of the number 26 car.

• Following the “crash” of 2008, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has the yellow flag out and is playing it safe with the Federal funds rate at a very low level in an attempt to keep the economy on track.

• Each of the GOP candidates has indicated that if elected he would pursue making changes either to the mandate or the chairman of the Fed. Leadership of the Fed will be important for investors to assess when not to “fight the Fed.”.

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