Well, just another one of those days.  It's really getting sort of boring, as almost every day the market seems ordained to mosey around on its way to finishing higher. There just doesn't seem to be that mystery or excitement, as in, "Gee, I wonder what surprises the market will bring us today?" Mr. Russell used to write about the boring certainty of collecting interest, counting on the magic of compounding. The modern version substitutes rising stocks for interest payments, but the idea seems nearly as certain. For now.