This interesting Wall Street Journal article points out that value stocks, or value investing strategies, have been some of the hardest hit during this bear market and often times underperform…
Buffett, the Long-Term Optimist: "America’s Best Days Lie Ahead"
Berkshire Hathaway published its long awaited annual report on Saturday. Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire, penned the first 20 pages or so. For those who haven’t read the letter yet,…
Bogle: Recession Will Be Long, But Market Bottom Has To Be Near
Vanguard Founder John Bogle continues to see a lengthy period of continued pain ahead for the U.S. economy — but now he says the stock market has to be getting…
Gross: Be Bold -- But Don't Nationalize Banks
PIMCO’s Bill Gross says that the U.S. government needs to be bolder in its handling of the financial crisis — and says that bank nationalization is not the answer to…
Dreman on Why to Buy Bank Stocks, and How the Credit Crisis has Hurt Value Investors
Showing the contrarian bent that made him one of the most successful investors of all time, David Dreman says it’s time for investors to jump into banking stocks. “They will…
Study: Index Funds Top Mutual & Hedge Funds
Index funds may sound boring, but in his latest New York Times column, Mark Hulbert offers some data that indicates index funds may, in the end, actually yield higher net…
Grantham: Investors Need to Avoid "Terminal Paralysis"
Fortune asks the million dollar question: “Have we hit the bottom, or will we resume our downward slide?” To try to find the answer they tap a number of investment…
A Crisis Crash Course from The Gurus
Forbes has put together an extensive guru-inspired special report entitled “Sage Advice to Save Your Portfolio”, explaining, “Extraordinary times require a special dosage of sage advice.” The feature includes pieces…
Want to Avoid Another Depression: Stop Talking About It
They say that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. But, when it comes to the “Great Depression” comparisons now springing up amid this terrible economic…
Rodriguez on Energy Stocks, The Demise of The Style Box, and The Trouble with The Stimulus
Robert Rodriguez of First Pacific Advisors, who deftly avoided financials last year and earned praise for the strong performance of his bond fund, tells Barron’s that he remains hesitant about…