Discussing Jeremy Grantham’s warning on dwindling natural resources, Validea CEO John Reese takes a look at some resources-related stocks that get high marks from his “Guru Strategies” in his latest column…
Guru Strategy Rating Changes: Shell on the Rise
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…
Krugman: We Need a Short-Term Fix
While many say the U.S. should be focusing on long-term solutions to its debt problems, Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman says that a more pressing need is a short-term fix…
Buffett on Why the Wealthy Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Middle Class -- And Why They Shouldn't
With the federal government running huge deficits, Warren Buffett says it’s time to raise taxes on the wealthy — who, he says, often end up paying much lower tax rates…
Herro Buying Amid "Fear and Rumor"
Top fund manager David Herro says that fear and rumors have been driving stock prices — not fundamentals — and that has him buying. “We think there is great value…
Siegel Sees "Irresistible Values"; Says This Isn't Another 2008
Author and Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel says the current low valuations in the market make it unlikely that we’ll see another decade of meager returns for stocks, like we did…
Grantham Buying for First Time Since '09, But Offers Several Warnings
Jeremy Grantham says his firm is now “very modest buyers” of equities for the first time since mid-2009. “At the close on August 8, a slightly cheap equity portfolio could…
Sentiment Plunge A Bullish Sign, Hulbert Says
Mark Hulbert of Hulbert Financial Digest says his index of newsletter sentiment has fallen as low as it did at the market bottom in 2009 — a bullish sign for…
Ritholtz Doesn't Think Bottom Is Here, But He's Scaling Back In
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says he doesn’t think the market has bottomed yet, but he is looking to move more of his portfolio back into…
Report: Buffett's Been Buying As Market Falls
Warren Buffett has been viewing the recent market turmoil as a buying opportunity, according to Fortune. “Buffett is looking to buy stocks — oh, and apparently to sell Berkshire bonds…