Matt Damon has been famous nearly from the start of his career thanks to a star-making, award-winning role in 1997's "Good Will Hunting." But it wasn't until Damon became Jason Bourne, a role to which he returns this weekend in the aptly-named "Jason Bourne," that he was reborn at the box office.
They call it the convention bounce. Donald Trump seems to have gotten one; Hillary Clinton surely expects to get one. And if all goes to plan, so will Stephen Colbert.
When it comes to investing, there are very few sure things in the market. Indeed, the general rule is that the more certainty you want in the rate of return you receive, the lower the rate of return you need to accept in exchange for that higher certainty.