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Sell in May and Go Away? Here We Go Again ...

Fretting over whether to "sell in May and go away" is one of Wall Street's most tiresome annual rituals. And over the next few days, investors and the financial media are sure to give this dubious old saw far more attention than it deserves.

Here's our contribution. 

Way Back in the Day

The "sell in May" proverb is said to have originated centuries ago in England when merchants, bankers and other interested parties in London's financial district noticed that investment returns generally did worse in the summer. 

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