Volatility in the stock market isn't making much of a dent in high investor optimism. While that sounds good and well from a quick glance, the most likely reason why optimism is so high isn't a very good one, and why you shouldn't use high optimism in your financial planing. 

In our second headline, we'll cover news about how the Fed's mistakes could cause a unusually fast bear market. We'll talk about how much attention we should give the Fed's policies and mistakes, and what we should be doing about it.