The Dogs of the Dow Are Outperforming Their Index: AT&T Inc. (T), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), General Electric Company (GE)

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The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meets early this week and will have a statement announcing its intentions moving forward on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. The Federal Reserve is currently buying $85 billion worth of long-term assets every month, and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said that will continue until employment drops to 6.5% (it’s currently at 7.7%) or inflation picks up  (it’s currently at 0.7%).

While the Dow is hitting all-time highs, Bernanke said in testimony before the Senate last week, “I don’t see much evidence of an equity bubble.” With margin debt nearing all-time highs, I disagree with him and lay out my reasoning here.

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