In his latest Forbes column, Ken Fisher says that fund investors who try to time the market play a dangerous game. “Plenty of funds have fine long-term returns despite being…
Category: Market Timing
Two Top Newsletters Optimistic -- and Cautious
Two top-performing stock newsletters are sounding optimistic on stocks, though both are also exercising some caution, MarketWatch’s Peter Brimelow reports. One, the Cabot Market Letter, recently stated that it is…
Two Top Newsletters Bullish
Two stock-investing newsletters with excellent long-term track records are sounding quite bullish, despite — or, perhaps more to the point, in part because of — the significant amount of fear…
Lynch-Inspired Model Far Outpacing 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 Peter Lynch-inspired strategy, which has…
Top Newsletter Still Betting on Stocks
Back in the spring of 2009, while many were still mourning the “death” of stocks, Gray Emerson Cardiff’s Sound Advice newsletter said that we were on the cusp of a…
Biggs, Mobius Sounding Bullish
Hedge fund guru Barton Biggs says he thinks the market is ready to “pop”, and that the upturn will come very soon. “I think [stocks] are going to stabilize in…
Hulbert: Two Top Forecasting Models Bullish
Given the recent economic and market turmoil, there’s been a resurgence of pundits warning of a double-dip recession, or another major market crash. But newsletter-tracker Mark Hulbert says two econometric…
Hulbert: Bearish Sentiment May Be a Bullish Signal
Hulbert Financial Digest’s Mark Hulbert says he’s seeing extreme pessimism among newsletter editors he tracks — and that may bode well for the market. ”I’ve seen perhaps one of the…
Ritholtz Cautious, But Sees No Sign of Market Top
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog has had an excellent track record in recent years — bearish before the ’08 plunge, bullish as the market surged in…
Dreman: Large-Cap Value Still a Good Place to Be
Add another top strategist to the list of those targeting large-cap stocks. In his latest Forbes article, contrarian guru David Dreman says large-caps have been lagging their smaller peers for…