ECRI Says U.S. In Recession

Lakshman Achuthan of the Economic Cycle Research Institute says the U.S. economy is in recession. Achuthan, who had been forecasting a recession by mid-2012 for the past several months, tells…

Reese: Don't Shun Europe

In his latest column for Forbes.com, Validea CEO John Reese says that investors who have been fleeing Europe amid the continent’s debt crisis are overlooking some big bargains in European…

Momentum Not Dead, According to Study

Are momentum-focused investment strategies dead? MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert recently highlighted some new data that indicates they are not. Hulbert says that after “spectacular losses” in parts of 2008 and 2009…

Hussman: Recession Is Here

Fund manager John Hussman, whose funds have struggled in recent years but have good long-term track records, says he thinks the economy has entered recession. “I noted two weeks ago…

Yacktman: Volatility Means Opportunity

Top mutual fund manager Donald Yacktman says that the short-term “casino” mentality among most investors has actually created more opportunities for long-term value investors. Yacktman tells Morningstar that a decline…