Yale endowment guru David Swensen says investors should either be totally active or totally passive in managing their money. “There are two sensible approaches to investing — either 100 percent…
Greenblatt: Less Is More In Portfolio Management
The more you try to do with your portfolio, the worse your returns will often be, according to hedge fund guru Joel Greenblatt. In a column for Morningstar.com, Greenblatt explains…
Advice from the Best -- In 10 Words or Less
Could you distill your investment philosophy into 10 words or less? In his latest post for The Wall Street Journal’s Total Return blog, Jason Zweig poses that question to some…
Dreman Likes U.S. & Canadian Markets
Contrarian guru David Dreman says he’s finding the biggest investing opportunities right now in North American stocks. Dreman tells Canada’s Globe and Mail that over the long term — the…
Wien Sees Oil Prices Falling, S&P Rising in 2012
Blackstone’s Byron Wien has released his annual list of “surprises” for the coming year, and among the predictions are a decline in oil prices to the $85 range, the housing…
Mobius Sees Soft Landing For China, Increasing Role For Renminbi
Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius says he sees a soft landing for China, and thinks it is “very possible” that the country’s renminbi will become one of the world’s reserve…
Sonders Says Bottom "Largely In" for Housing
Charles Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders has made some very prescient calls on the economy and housing in recent years, and now she says that the much-maligned housing market may have…
Guru Strategy Rating Changes: Apple Rising, J&J Falling
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 some of the…
Top Forecaster: Market Fundamentals Best in 20 Years
Top forecaster Norman Fosback says “the market’s fundamental position has evolved to the most favorable alignment in 20 years,” and sees big gains for stocks over the next year and…
Shiller Sees Signs of Hope
Yale Economist Robert Shiller says a number of factors are keeping unemployment high, which, in turn, is keeping the economic recovery tepid. But, he seems optimistic about the U.S.’s longer-term…