Markets headed back to the highs of today's session, with Sam Stovall, S&P Capital IQ and Peter Costa, Empire Executions.

CNBC's Bill Griffeth takes a close look at portfolios put together in the event the U.S. hits or avoids the fiscal cliff. Jason Trennert, Strategas Research Partners, and Peter Costa, Empire Executions, weigh in.

Peter P. Costa, Empire Executions President and David Darst, Morgan Stanley, and, discuss the impact of either candidate on the markets. In a tight race, Darst says, when the incumbent wins, the market's up 2 percent. If the challenger wins, it's up 6 percent.

Checking on the markets just before the close, and predicting investing behavior through the end of the year, with Adam Parker, Morgan Stanley, and Peter Costa, Empire Executions.