Given that the past decade has been one of the worst ever for stocks, a lot of young investors may be wary of getting involved in equities. Wait until things…
Category: Behavioral Finance
Tilson on the Market, Emotion, and Why Not to "Be a Hero"
In a recent interview with Steve Forbes, value investor Whitney Tilson — who called the housing bust — says that he expects it will be another 12 months before the…
Greenblatt on Markets, Magic Formula & More
In a wide-ranging interview, author and hedge fund guru Joel Greenblatt has responded to a myriad of reader questions on GuruFocus.com, offering his thoughts on portfolio strategy, macroeconomic analysis, and…
The Graham Approach: Still Making Hay after 60 Years
Every other issue of The Validea Hot List newsletter examines in detail one of John Reese’s computerized Guru Strategies. This week’s issue looks at the Benjamin Graham-inspired Value Investor strategy,…
New Normal? For Stocks, More Like Old Normal, O'Neil Says
A lot of investors and strategists are spending a lot of time these days trying to envision what the investment landscape will look like when the economy and market settle…
O'Shaughnessy on Why Stocks Are Still Attractive, and the Value Resurgence
In his latest market commentary, Jim O’Shaughnessy writes that the market is seeing a major flip-flop in leadership similar to what often occurs at the end of recessions, and says…
Oberweis: Don't Ditch Buy-and-Hold
While buy-and-hold investing continues to draw criticism from some pundits, money manager and newsletter guru Jim Oberweis begs to differ. In a recent interview with The Motley Fool, Oberweis says…
Nygren: Returns to be "Historically Large"
BusinessWeek recently took a look at the dilemma facing value investors right now — that is, with the economic outlook still extremely hazy, the big recent rally generating predictions of…
Bogle on What "Long-Term" Really Means, and Stock-Picking Dangers
Jack Bogle covers a wide variety of topics in a recent interview with The Motley Fool, including just what the “long-term” in “long-term investing” should mean, why traders usually lose…
Fisher on the Dem Bounce
In his latest Forbes column, Kenneth Fisher offers one interesting reason why he thinks stocks are a good bet to end the year in positive territory. According to Fisher, since…