Forbes has put together an extensive guru-inspired special report entitled “Sage Advice to Save Your Portfolio”, explaining, “Extraordinary times require a special dosage of sage advice.” The feature includes pieces…
Category: Historical Lessons
Want to Avoid Another Depression: Stop Talking About It
They say that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. But, when it comes to the “Great Depression” comparisons now springing up amid this terrible economic…
The "Expert on Experts" on Who You Can -- And Can't -- Trust in Today's Market
“Expert”. It’s a term that gets thrown around an awful lot in parts of our society, and the financial world is no exception. But in an interview with Money magazine,…
Kass Turning Bullish?
It appears that Doug Kass — the money manager and RealMoney.com columnist who has been particularly bearish in recent years and predicted some of the economic crisis — is turning…
Grantham: There's Risk in Value -- and in Buy-and-Hold
Jeremy Grantham has released the second half of his fourth-quarter 2008 letter on GMO’s website, and in it he offers several intriguing points about why value investors got hit hard…
Growth vs. Value: Does It Matter Anymore?
Growth versus value: For decades, it has been perhaps the most widely asked question in stock market strategy discussions. But in Forbes’ most recent Intelligent Investing Panel, two top strategists…
Tilson on Cognitive Dissonance, and a Shift in Strategy
In a column for the Financial Times, money manager and columnist Whitney Tilson — one of those who predicted the housing and financial crises — discusses the “tricky” process of…
Schiff: Any Stimulus Plan Will Be Disastrous
While investors are eagerly waiting to hear what the final economic stimulus package will include, author Peter Schiff, who predicted the recent housing and stock market collapses, has been issuing…
Hulbert: Graham's Approach Endures
In his latest MarketWatch column, Mark Hulbert wonders whether the recent market plunge has shown that “maybe Ben Graham isn’t old-fashioned after all”. Over the past couple decades, Hulbert says,…
Hot List: How to Combine Strategies to Minimize Risk, Maximize Returns
In my new book, The Guru Investor, I detail ten of the best-performing stock-picking strategies of all-time. These guru-based approaches are a great way to get a leg up on…