Over the past 19 years, the second-best month for performance of the S&P 500 (SPX) has been April -- and as far as frequency of outperformance goes, April is number one. During this period, the SPX has averaged a 2% gain and has risen 79% of the time. The NYSE has averaged 2.3% for the month and has gone up 83% of the time. Similar numbers can be seen for the S&P 100 (OEX), but there have been better months for both the Nasdaq and the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) -- for which July is the big winning month.

Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities will generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings once it closes the sale of its clean energy business to RWE. Con Ed's only remaining nonutility earnings are from investments in gas and electric transmission.

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