[Weekly Update] Trade Alert: Sell in May? Buy This Instead

Tomorrow is May 1, which is significant for two reasons.

The first is seasonality.

You’ve no doubt heard the rhyme “Sell in May and go away.” While I hate dumbing down the investment process to the level of a fortune cookie, it’s true that the May to October window tends to be a more difficult time for the market.

That typical seasonal weakness may have co…