Top Strategists See Moderate Gains in '10
The strategists that Barron’s surveyed for its 2009 investment outlook have ended up faring pretty well as a group, with their average S&P 500 forecast of 1045 coming in about…
Trahan, Hyman on What to Expect in 2010
In a new interview with WealthTrack’s Consuelo Mack, ISI Group’s Francois Trahan and Ed Hyman — two of the top-rated strategists in their fields — offer their takes on where…
Metrics to Watch in 2010: Confidence, Unemployment
As part of its 2010 preview, PBS NewsHour asked some top economists what they think will be the key economic metric to watch in 2010. Robert Shiller, the Yale economist…
Emerging Markets Still Offering Opportunities, Mobius Says
Have emerging markets rallied too far too fast? Mark Mobius says no. Mobius, the longtime Templeton Asset Management manager, tells BusinessWeek that emerging market stocks are still selling at reasonable…
Gross Decreases Gov't Debt, Adds to Cash Position in Bond Fund
We recently highlighted how PIMCO’s Bill Gross has been touting high-yielding utility and telecom stocks, in large part because ultra-low interest rates are making many bond yields unappealing and money…
Oberweis: Look to Small-Cap Growth, and China
Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that growth stocks are entering a period of above-average returns, and that small-caps and Chinese firms offer potential for serious growth. “While the overall U.S.…
A Cloudy Forecast
In his latest MarketWatch column, Mark Hulbert provides some interesting data on how the best — and worst — market-timers are viewing the current stock landscape. “There is today virtually…
Heebner: Wind's at Investors' Backs
Kenneth Heebner, whose CGM Focus fund has lagged in 2008 and 2009 but remains far ahead of the market for the long term, says that investors shouldn’t worry about a…