The S&P 500 has fallen a median 2.7 percent in the month after each new president has taken the keys to the White House since Herbert Hoover.

Stocks are being driven by a hope trifecta related to liquidity, growth and inflation.

Economic data continue to beat forecasts.

An exchange-traded fund focused on Mexico has become a weather vane for Republican Donald Trump's chances winning the U.S. presidential election in November, investors said.

In this stubbornly low interest rate environment, traditional fixed income instruments have largely failed to provide investors with the income they desire from their portfolios.