CHART OF THE DAY: Septembers Are The Worst

When it comes to the stock markets, history is a guide but never gospel. In his latest weekly Macro View comment, Guggenheim Partners' Scott Minerd offers this interesting bar chart of average monthly stock market returns. "Historically, September is the worst month for U.S. stock market performance," wrote Minerd. "Since 1929, the S&P Composite Index has averaged -1.1 percent for September, making it one of only three months with negative average returns over that time. The worst performing sin...