AAII editor Charles Rotblut, CFA, interviewed Michael Mauboussin, head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse, about the role of both luck and skill in investing (subscription required). According to…
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Have Computer Algorithms Eliminated Alpha?
Today’s markets are dominated by computer-based trading and complicated algorithms that can profit from very small inefficiencies in the market over split second periods of time. Many argue that these…
3 Rules Successful Long Term Investors Should Follow
Brett Arends over at MarketWatch gives equity investors’ fretting over the latest market volatility some timeless advice in his latest ROI column — “Buy early. Buy often. And buy cheap.”…
Fisher: Market Correction Mirroring 1997. Bull Will Resume.
Ken Fisher, Fisher Investments chairman & CEO, says this correction looks very similar to that of 1997, which was referred to as the Asian Contagion. Like then, this correction has…
Will The “Death Cross” be the Death Knell for the Market?
Technical analysts have long followed the so-called “Death Cross” as a leading indicator to predict a future market decline. The Death Cross occurs when the S&P 500’s 200 day moving…
Quick Recovery for Stocks Most Likely
The market’s recent volatility may feel extreme, and that is because it is. According to Morningstar, there has been only five other times in history that the market has fallen…
Felix Zulauf See More Declines Ahead
Felix Zulauf, president of Zulauf Asset Management and co-chief investment officer and partner at Vicenda Asset Management, says problems in China will continue to put pressure on the markets and…
Hulbert: Market Timers Heading For Exits, Could be Sign Bull Has More to Run
Market timers have been notoriously wrong over time and their current positioning could indicate that the recent bull market isn’t over yet, according to Mark Hulbert of Marketwatch. Hulbert’s Nasdaq…
Paulson: Understanding Indisputable Consensus and Unrecognized Themes
In an article in Canada’s Financial Post, columnist David Pett offers up some valuable investment insights from James Paulson, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, who has been mostly…
Sequence Risk Lurks for “Buy on the Dip” Investors
Generally accepted investing wisdom has always called for long-term investors to “buy the dips” and add to their positions as the market declines. This advice makes sense in most cases,…