The Pros Keep Buying High and Selling Low
The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says many money managers are failing to use a fairly simple tactic — portfolio rebalancing — that could be costing clients a good deal…
Fisher: Election Results Bullish for Stocks
Ken Fisher thinks the mid-term elections have laid the groundwork for a significant jump in stocks. “Markets don’t like big sweeping actions,” Fisher told Bloomberg. “Right now, every politician is…
Guru Strategy Rating Changes: COP Rising, BP 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…
Yacktman: Bonds "A Real Dangerous Area"
Top fund manager Donald Yacktman says government policies have him concerned about U.S. growth. Yacktman also tells Bloomberg that he’s still keying on high-quality companies that have fallen out-of-favor in…
Whitman Finding Lots of Bargains
Top value manager Marty Whitman says he’s finding a lot of U.S. stocks trading at attractive values right now, particularly in the high-tech arena. “We have a three-pronged approach to…
Grantham Bashes The Fed, Still Likes High Quality
In his latest market commentary, GMO’s Jeremy Grantham says the Federal Reserve has caused extensive damage to the economy by its manipulation of interest rates and asset prices, and is…
Ritholtz Likes Telecoms, Wary of Gold
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog has been moving back into stocks, and says a “Don’t Fight The Fed” viewpoint is a big factor in his moves.…
Double-Dip No Longer a Threat, Top Forecasting Group Says
Lackshman Achuthan, director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, says the threat of a double-dip recession is over. Achuthan, whose group has an excellent track record of forecasting economic cycles,…