Bob Stovall: We've got a case here where the market has done well and is surprising some people. But I think it's a time to stress quality -- which is one of my favorite things to stress anyway. One of the comedians of the Our Gang comedy team that was in the movies when you and I were kiddies back in the '30s and '40s, Spanky McFarland, once said, "You can fool some of the people all the time. But you can't fool Mom." My mom used to tell me, "Robert, pay up for quality because you'll rarely be disappointed and you'll probably forget how much you paid anyway." The same goes for investing.
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