The Hulbert Nasdaq Newsletter Sentiment Index (HNNSI), which is the Hulbert Financial Digest’s most sensitive measure of investor sentiment, suggests we are in a period of extreme…
Al Frank CIO Buckingham: “It’s a great time to be a value investor”
John Buckingham, CIO of Al Frank Asset Management, says he is concerned over the short-term but optimistic long-term. “We are in for turbulence and volatility,” he said, noting that the…
Non-US Stocks Getting High Marks as Values Continue to Come In
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at…
Understanding the Seven Phases of Bull Markets and Why this Bull Market is Still Alive
Ron Meisels, founder and president of the independent research firm Phases & Cycles, says that we are in a defined pause in a bull market that will resume late this…
Peter Schiff Says Fed Never Intended to Raise Rates, “We are stuck in a Gigantic Bubble”
Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, maintained that “the Fed just doesn’t want to acknowledge that its monetary medicine didn’t work. The patient is sicker than ever. So, it…
"Superforecasting" - When Making Predictions “How” You Think is More Important than “What” You Think
Jason Zweig of The Wall Street Journal discusses Philip Tetlock’s new book, “Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction”. Zweig thinks the book “is the most important book on decision…
"Superforecasting" - When Making Predictions “How” You Think is More Important than “What” You Think
Jason Zweig of The Wall Street Journal discusses Philip Tetlock’s new book, “Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction”. Zweig thinks the book “is the most important book on decision…
Quantitative Model Exploits Market Inefficiencies for Above-Benchmark Returns
Acadian Asset Management (part of OM Asset Management) identifies inefficiencies in the pricing of securities to guide its investment decisions. “Investors make certain systemic behavioral errors in the way they…
The Value of Investing in International Stocks
How much international equity exposure investors should have is an age-old question that is often debated. According to this article by Robert Stepleman, the data suggests that carefully investing in…
CIO of Harvard's $37.6 Billion Endowment Concerned About Market Froth
Stephen Blyth, the new CEO of the nonprofit Harvard Management Co. that manages Harvard’s endowment, recently voiced concerns over private equity valuations and future returns. In Harvard’s annual endowment letter, Blyth…