Martini Chat: Stocks to Be Thankful For -- and Some Turkeys

The following is an excerpt from this week's Martini Chat, an hourlong, online program on market and current events at 5 p.m. EST every Thursday, hosted by TheStreet.com columnist Chris Edmonds and reporter Eric Gillin. To participate, visit TheStreet.com just before the show begins, and click on the invitation. To read the entire Martini Chat transcript, click here.

Eric Gillin: It's time for our weekly markets roundtable. Joining us this week are two veterans of the roundtable: From Omaha, Ted Bridges of Bridges Investment Counsel, and from Princeton, N.J., Howard Alter of Alter Asset Management. Welcome to you both.

Howard, I'll begin with you. The resilience of this market is pretty amazing. Can we keep it up?

Howard Alter: I'm actually not managing money. I'm taking my 4-year-old son and working on golf with him. The resilience of the market has been incredible. The geopolitical situation is improving, and people are putting their money to work. ...