Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn tells CNBC that the economy is on a “precipice” and the market is “schizophrenic”, but he still sees opportunities in some areas. Icahn says he…
Rogers on Which Chinese Sectors to Watch
Canada’s Globe & Mail is running a number of interview clips with commodities guru Jim Rogers, focusing on Rogers’ thoughts on the potential hot-bed of growth in China. In this…
Soros Sees Slow U.S. Recovery -- But He's Still Buying Stocks
While hedge fund guru George Soros has been saying that a U.S. economic recovery is a ways off, he’s still buying up shares in some stocks, The Wall Street Journal…
Guru Strategy Rating Changes: Pfizer, MasterCard Slip
Each week, I take a look at which stocks my Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some…
Are Concentrated Funds More Volatile? Maybe Not
How many stocks is enough for your portfolio? We examined that question a little while back, and now new evidence supports the idea that “enough” might be a lower number…
Fidelity's Bolton: Multi-Year Bull in the Works
Fidelity’s Anthony Bolton, one of the U.K.’s top fund managers, says that we’re embarking on a multi-year bull market for global equities, with developing nations leading the way. “Low growth…
Stocks Still Win, Siegel Says
Jeremy Siegel, the Wharton professor and author of Stocks for the Long Run, says that the painful losses investors endured in the recent bear market have not done anything to…
Stiglitz: Stumbling Blocks Ahead
Columbia University economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz tells Bloomberg News that he sees rough terrain ahead for the economy, and, potentially, the markets. Stiglitz says the next quarter or…
10 Picks for a Now-Expanding Services Sector
The Institute for Supply Management released its latest services sector report this morning, and the results were encouraging: The group’s non-manufacturing index indicated that service sector activity expanded in September…
A 10-Year Bull? Yes, Says Hennessy
While many pundits are saying that the recent market turnaround won’t last, Neil Hennessy, chief investment officer of Hennessey Funds, says they’re wrong. In an interview with Yahoo! TechTicker, Hennessy…