As chief equity strategist of S&P Capital IQ Equity Research Department, Sam Stovall serves as analyst, publisher, and communicator of S&Ps outlooks for the economy, market, sectors, and stocks. He is the chairman of the S&P Investment Policy Committee, where he focuses on market history and valuations, as well as industry momentum strategies. Mr. Stovall writes a weekly investment piece on S&Ps MarketScope Advisor platform, www.advisor.marketscope.com, focusing on market and sector history, as well as industry momentum. His work is also frequently found in S&Ps flagship weekly newsletter, The Outlook. Prior to joining S&P in April 1989, Mr. Stovall served as editor-in-chief at Argus Research, an independent investment research firm in New York City. He is the author of The Seven Rules of Wall Street, which was published in early 2009, as well as The Standard & Poors Guide to Sector Investing, which is now out of print. Mr. Stovall received a BA in history/education from Muhlenberg College,...