In a recent Washington Post column, Barry Ritholtz says that too many investors are still getting victimized by “muppet portfolios”. “Muppet portfolios,” Ritholtz says, are portfolios “assembled for the sole…
Category: Gurus
Gundlach Talks Bonds, Housing, and Equities
Bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach says a big shift in market psychology has occurred, with “fear and loathing” ruling the day. He says investors have gone from thinking, “I don’t care…
Reese: Fear and Value in Overseas Stocks
Validea CEO John Reese says in his latest Nasdaq.com column that he’s finding big values in some beaten-down international markets. “I still believe the U.S. market is a good place…
Why Syria Isn't as Bad for Stocks as You Think
Should you be worried about all the headlines saying that the Syrian crisis will pound stocks? Not if history is any guide, says MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert. Hulbert says that historically,…
Rosenberg Talks Tapering, Inflation
Gluskin Sheff’s David Rosenberg thinks stocks will be stuck in a trading range for the next several months, and sees inflation on the horizon. Rosenberg tells Yahoo! Finance’s Breakout that…
Ritholtz Sees Long-Term Value In EMs, Europe
Barry Ritholtz of Fusion IQ and The Big Picture blog says he’s dialing back a bit on U.S. stocks, and making bigger pushes into two unloved areas of the market:…
The Dreman Approach: A Contrarian Guide to Beating the Market
Every other issue of The Validea Hot List newsletter examines in detail one of John Reese’s computerized Guru Strategies. This latest issue looks at the David Dreman-inspired strategy, which has averaged annual…
Reese on a Big Oil Stock with Big Upside
In his latest column for Seeking Alpha, Validea CEO John Reese looks at why his guru-inspired strategies think things are looking up for shares of Chevron. Reese says that three…
Paulsen: Market "Digesting" Big Issues
Wells Capital Chief Investment Strategist James Paulsen says that, with the market digesting several major issues, he expects stocks to remain in a trading range for the remainder of the…
Buffett, Berkshire Making Moves
Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter trades are out, and Warren Buffett’s firm has been making some interesting moves. Berkshire cut back sharply on two major food-related holdings, slashing its stake in Kraft…