Whether it’s interest rate hikes or China’s slump or US weakness, investors have found a myriad of economic reasons to worry in 2016 — and they’ve expressed their worries by…
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Guru Screen of the Week: Looking for high Book-to-Market Stocks with Sound Fundamentals
This week, we bring you the Stock Screen of the week from Validea. On Validea.com, you can screen for stocks using the site’s Guru Stock Screener, which scores stocks based on…
Buy and Hold, Then Hold Some More
The old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” can apply to many situations, and perhaps the world of investing is among them. A recent article in Investment News…
Top Aberdeen Manager Starts at the Top
“We won’t look at a company until we talk to management,” says Ralph Bassett when summing up the investment strategy he and his co-managers use at Aberdeen US. Small Cap…
Will This Rally Be Different?
As the stock market shows signs of a rally much like that of 2015, should we be optimistic that it will reach new highs or prepare ourselves for another disappointment?…
Sam Zell Gives Us The Hard Truths: Growth Realities, Regulations and Interest Rates
Chairman of Equity Group Investments, Sam Zell, explained his unconventional buying techniques in a market he believes is “distorted” on CNBC’s Squawk Box. Zell discussed how his company has been…
George Soros is Feeding the Bear
In recent years, 85-year-old billionaire George Soros hasn’t done much investing of his own. He has instead focused on public philanthropy and public policy (and is a large contributor to…
Guru Stock Screen of the Week: Finding Small Caps with the Lynch GARP Approach
This week, we bring you the Stock Screen of the week from Validea. On Validea.com, you can screen for stocks using the site’s Guru Stock Screener, which scores stocks based…
Are Stocks Cheap or Expensive?
Yale’s Robert Shiller and Penn finance professor Jeremy Siegel have long dueled over whether stocks are cheap or expensive, and Daniel Fisher, of Forbes, reviews the arguments in his recent…
To Bolster Returns Large Investors Will Have to Come Up the Risk Curve
Gone are the days when a conservative bond portfolio will provide a decent return. Low interest rates and a sluggish economy are forcing investors to accept higher risk to get…