A recent article in Kiplinger explores technical analysis and its role in investment decision-making. The article suggests such analysis “works best when it’s part of a holistic look at the…
Four Lessons for Investing in the Current Market Environment
Bob Browne of Northern Trust said the current market environment is “nothing like 1998,” except perhaps for this similarity: “so much risk but so much opportunity.” Speaking at the CFA…
Bridgewater's Dalio Says the "Risk is Asymmetrical on the Downside"
Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates explained the long-term debt cycle affecting the market. “The problems at the end of the long-term debt cycle,” he said, “is that it is very…
Volatility and Investor Behavior in Today’s Uncertain Market
The PBS Newshour reports on recent market volatility, noting a series of contributing events. Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab said, “a lot of [the current volatility] really is unfisnished…
No Time to be a "Hero" says DoubleLine's Gundlach
Advisor Perspectives reports on a recent market outlook presentation by Jeffrey Gundlach, who it describes as a “prescient and accurate forecaster.” Gundlach said: “Now is not the time to be…
How Value Traps Can Pull You In and Spit you Out
A post in Institutional Investor highlights a “value trap” that arises when stocks appear cheap but are within a sector that “experience[s] high levels of asset growth [then] collapse.” Examples…
We May Be More Than Half through A Bear Market
Mark Hulbert writes in MarkWatch: “not infrequently, a bear-market declaration often amounts to little more than closing the barn door after the horses have left.” A bear market is typically…
No Bear Market says Cooperman
Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors doesn’t think a bear market is coming. He quoted Sir John Templeton: “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and…
Six Valuation Measures Indicate Market is Still Overvalued
Mark Hulbert opines in MarketWatch that “The stock market has to fall a lot further before the valuation indicators will be blowing in the direction of higher prices.” He looks…
The Year Ahead: "We Have No Idea," Says Recent Analysis
A recent report on the market year ahead began, “We have no idea.” Authored by Paul Hickey, Justin Walters, and George Pearkes, the report published by Bespoke Investment Group describes…