Would the Glass-Steagall Act have prevented the 2008 financial crisis and its fallout? Barry Ritholtz says no — but he says the crisis would likely have been far more manageable…
Siegel Fires Back, Countering Gross
Wharton Professor and author Jeremy Siegel says Bill Gross’ claim that the cult of equities is “dead” and that the 6% to 7% annualized real returns for stocks over the…
Oberweis: Now Is The Time To Buy Growth
Many investors have been loading up on big, high-dividend stocks lately, but newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says they are making a mistake. “Although gut instinct may lead you to avoid…
Grantham: Act Now, Or Food Crisis Could Be Devastating
GMO’s Jeremy Grantham says the world is well into a food crisis that isn’t likely to abate, and that it will have huge sociological, governmental, economic, and investment repercussions. “We…
A Gross Miscalculation?
Bill Gross’ recent argument that the cult of equities is dying included one significant flaw, Henry Blodget writes on Yahoo! Finance’s Daily Ticker. “Even brilliant people occasionally make boneheaded mistakes,…
Gross: Cult of Equity "Dying"
PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross says the “cult of equity is dying”, and that future stock returns cannot be as high as they’ve been historically. In his latest investment commentary,…
Doll, Sonders Sounding Cautiously Optimistic
Blackrock’s Bob Doll says current market valuations are providing a cushion that will help buoy the stock market even if earnings aren’t great. “I don’t need great earnings for stocks…
Rogoff Talks Financial Crises, Greece, and The Fed
Kenneth Rogoff, whose research into historical financial crises with Carmen Reinhart may be the most extensive ever performed, says the U.S. economy is following a normal post-financial-crisis path, but that…
Shiller on Housing and Regional Bubbles
Housing market guru Robert Shiller says it’s possible that the housing market has bottomed, but that he’s not confident it has. Shiller tells FOX Business Network that there is some…
Is Glass-Steagall The Answer? Maybe Not, Says Zweig
While many have been clamoring for the reinstitution of the Glass-Steagall Act as a way to address some of the financial sector’s problems, Jason Zweig is skeptical. In his Intelligent…