Putting All Your Chips in Hot, High-Growth Areas? Think Again
In a two-part series for Canada’s Globe and Mail, Validea CEO John Reese shows how chasing hot sectors or regions can lead to big trouble for stock investors. In Part…
Grantham on Why Bubbles Matter
In the second half of his year-end letter, GMO’s Jeremy Grantham takes a look at numerous asset bubbles throughout history, warning investors to ignore bubbles at their own peril. “Responding…
Royce Sticks with Small Caps
While many well-known value investors have been saying that large-cap stocks are due to outperform, top strategist Charles Royce of Royce & Associates says he’s sticking with small-cap plays. Royce…
Guru Strategy Rating Changes: Smucker Rising, LULU 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…
Sonders, Stovall Cautiously Optimistic
Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders and Standard & Poor’s Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall are sounding cautiously optimistic about the economy and the stock market this year.…
Nygren: Growth & Value Not an Either/Or
Value vs. growth — when it comes to stock investing, it’s one of the biggest debates you’ll find. But top value fund manager Bill Nygren says that value and growth…
Study: Average Investors Have Bad Timing
A new study confirms what several past investor studies have shown: that despite their best efforts, average mutual fund investors are poor market-timers and fail to beat market averages. The…
Tilson & Tongue Rethink "Terrible" Business of Shorting
In their January letter to clients, top value investors Whitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue of T2 Partners say their big recent losses on short positions have led them to rethink…