In a recent USA Today article, famed investor Ken Fisher offered advice on how to discern between a bear market and a bull market “blip”: Referring to the market dip…
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The 30-Year Downtrend in Interest Rates Could Be Over
A recent article in MarketWatch outlines comments by industry experts regarding the 10-year Treasury’s recent inching up above the 30-year downtrend line: Mark Arbeter, CMT, of Arbeter Investments LLC says…
Stocks Are Cheaper, But Not Much
While the sell-off earlier this month led to lower share prices, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, “they are still far from cheap.” The article points…
The Meb Faber Show - John Reese: There Is No Strategy That Outperformed the Stock Market Every Single Year
We are usually not ones to practice nepotism, but this discussion with Meb Faber and our founder John Reese is a very good one. The podcast focuses on John’s quest…
Most Read Posts on Validea's Guru Investor
Below are links to our most popular posts for this week on Validea’s Guru Investor blog. [1] The Misconceptions About Bubbles [2] Buying the Dip Works, Study Shows [3] Ray Dalio: Recent…
Buying the Dip Works, Study Shows
Analysis conducted by Schroders Plc shows that, after big single-day drops, 12-month S&P 500 returns have been mostly positive, according to a recent article in Bloomberg. The study reflects that,…
Are Risk-Parity Funds Responsible for Recent Market Selloff?
Risk-parity funds, intended to balance portfolios based on asset volatility, were partially blamed for the market’s recent price swings. This according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal.…
Resist Hysteria During Market Stumbles
Bulls should be “as confident as ever,” writes columnist Nir Kaissar in a recent Bloomberg article. Emphasizing that “panicking is never a good plan when it comes to investing,” Kaissar writes,…
You Might Need Fewer Funds Than You Think
Diversification in a portfolio is a good thing, but only up to a point. This according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. With the number of options for…
The Misconceptions About Bubbles
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Bubble has become one of the most overused words in finance. If you read the financial media, you would likely conclude that we are currently surrounded…