…the decision to run a focused portfolio smaller than those of many other mutual funds. “At the end of the day, investing is about one person has to take the…
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Are We Headed for Inflation? Deflation? Stagflation? Try "Screwflation", Kass Says
…rebounds “hollow”, he says the U.S. needs to address screwflation “with policies that increase income for the middle class and fight commodity-price inflation.” His recommendations include: extending the payroll-tax cut;…
Greenblatt on Why Fund Managers Fail
In an article for RegisteredRep.com, hedge fund guru Joel Greenblatt takes a look at why so many mutual funds fail to beat the market averages over the long haul, and…
Royce on How Small Caps Can Generate Big Returns Without Big Volatility
In an interview with WealthTrack’s Consuelo Mack, top fund manager Chuck Royce discusses why small-cap stocks provide an “evergreen universe” of opportunity. Royce talks about how to reduce volatility in…
Ritholtz Dials Back Risk
Money manager and author Barry Ritholtz has been dialing back risk in his portfolio, using short-focused exchange-traded funds to hedge his long bets. “We don’t think a recession is imminent,…
Bogle Talks Stocks, Munis, and The Fed
…very slippery slope.” Bogle also offers his take on the “disgraceful” behavior of hedge funds, problems with bond rating agencies, and whether exchange-traded funds are a good option for investors….
The Piotroski Method: An Overlooked Guru Turns Up Overlooked Gems
…price multiplied by their number of shares). These are stocks that have very low expectations. Quite often, such firms have low book/market ratios because they are in financial distress, and…
Muhlenkamp Likes Big Global Growth Plays
…that he looks for firms with strong returns on equity, and low debt. “We see regulation, taxes, and health care costs going up,” he says. “So we are paying more…
Fisher Sees Change in Leadership; Dumps Emerging Market Stocks
Saying that investors have gotten too bullish on emerging markets, Kenneth Fisher sold more than $1 billion in emerging market exchange-traded funds in the first quarter. “This is about sentiment…
Hussman: It's Still a Secular Bear
…the March 2009 low, Hussman adds, was not the start of a secular bull market. “There’s no chance that the 2009 low was the beginning of a secular bull, both…