In his latest Forbes column, Kenneth Fisher says that bargains abound in the market — and that, with a “wall of money” coming from the global stimulus efforts, now is…
Whitman on The Importance of Credit Worthiness, and Why He's Buying Stocks Now
Marty Whitman, the illustrious Third Avenue Funds founder, tells Steve Forbes that he is seeing great opportunities in distressed debt and the equity markets, and is particularly bullish on Hong…
Hedge Fund Guru: Buy & Hold Far from Dead
Is buy-and-hold dead? Lloyd Khaner, whose hedge fund has a successful two-decade track record, tells Forbes.com that he doesn’t think so — though he says successful implementation of a buy-and-hold…
Ritholtz: Three Things to Remember in this Rally
Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture blog writes that investors need to remember three things as they consider whether the current stock surge is a bear market rally, or the…
All Indicators Now Bullish for Top Timing Newsletter
Two weeks ago, we highlighted how The Cabot Market Letter — one of the best-performing newsletters of the past decade — was turning bullish on stocks. Now, in the newsletter’s…
Kass Turns Bullish on Berkshire
On the same day that Moody’s announced its credit rating downgrade of Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Kass — who’s made some hay by being short on Berkshire shares for the past…
Siegel: Earnings "Nowhere Near as Dismal" as S&P Data Suggests
In his most recent posting on Yahoo! Finance, Jeremy Siegel reiterates his belief that Standard & Poor’s flawed earnings calculations for the S&P 500 are making the corporate earnings picture…
Portfolio Size: How Big Is Big Enough?
How many stocks should you own? Rob Wherry of SmartMoney.com takes an interesting look at that question today on The Wall Street Journal’s web site. Wherry examines “focused funds” (those…
A "Superinvestor" and Other Depression Survivors Weigh In
Very interesting piece from SmartMoney’s Reshma Kapadia in the magazine’s new May issue. (It doesn’t appear to be available online yet; when it is, we’ll add the link). With all…
How Your Brain Can Drag You Down -- and How You Can Overcome It
Nature vs. nurture — it’s an eternal debate, and, as Jason Zweig shows in his most recent Wall Street Journal column, scientific research shows it’s a question that can have…