Wharton Professor and author Jeremy Siegel was pretty accurate with his 2012 market call, and he thinks 2013 is going to be another solid year for stocks. “We’re going up,”…
Category: Historical Lessons
Fisher: U.S. Doesn't Need More Jobs
While many have cited job growth as being key to the economy continuing to recover, Forbes’ Kenneth Fisher says that’s “rubbish”. “When I was born, in 1950, manufacturing jobs were…
Slow Growth Here To Stay, Says Grantham
GMO’s Jeremy Grantham says those waiting for the U.S. to return to the 3%+ growth rates it has averaged over the past hundred years are going to be disappointed. “The…
Achuthan, ECRI Stand By Recession Call
Lakshman Achuthan of the Economic Cycle Research Institute is standing by his previous call about the U.S. having entered recession in the middle of 2012. Achuthan tells Bloomberg Surveillance that,…
Shiller Doubtful of Housing Recovery
Yale housing guru Robert Shiller says he’s still not convinced the housing recovery is real. Shiller tells CNBC that some 10 million homeowners are still underwater on their mortgages, and…
This Recovery Isn't Different, Say Reinhart & Rogoff
While some have argued that the U.S. economic recovery has been sub-par, Professors Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff — whose research into the aftermaths of financial crises may be the…
The Zweig Model: A Conservative Growth Strategy
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 Martin Zweig-inspired strategy, which has averaged annual…
Fisher: Don't Let the Election Scare You Out of the Market
While the market has stumbled following Tuesday’s elections, top strategist Kenneth Fisher says investors shouldn’t get their market outlooks tied up with election results. “Don’t believe too much in your political…
Bogle Talks Election, Dollar-Cost Averaging
Vanguard Founder Jack Bogle says the Presidential Election will ultimately have little impact on stocks. Bogle tells FOX Business Network that companies’ economic performance over the long run is what…
Shiller Talks Housing, Fiscal Cliff, and the Election
Yale Economist Robert Shiller says the housing market is showing positive signs. But, he adds, “The problem is it’s not a really strong positive sign yet.” Shiller also says the…