In Tonight's Debate, Investment Risk Is an Issue

Tonight first live presidential face-off in Denver comes amid nearly 2-1 expectations that Obama will win the debate(s) and similar, if not higher, assumptions that he will earn re-election on Nov. 6.

For the Romney campaign, the good news is that the former governor will gain merely from sharing the stage with Obama, that expectations for his success are exceedingly low, and that recent polling has shown Romney regaining a lead among likely voting independents. Should tonight foretell the beginning of a Romney-Republican comeback, I see investors gaining but one more reason to sustain their Fed-led willing suspension of disbelief about "fiscal cliff" issues looming this winter....752 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.

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