Blackstone Group’s Byron Wien says it’s “reasonable to think the [S&P 500] could reach 1,500 this year.” Wien tells Bloomberg he thinks the economy will pick up momentum, helped by…
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Shiller Not Convinced Of Housing Turnaround
…2000s — isn’t convinced. “His reasoning?” writes The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Light. “The home-price rebound, if that’s what it is, doesn’t yet have momentum — which Shiller’s research has…
Hot List Still Well Ahead of Market After Nine Years
…Portfolio Based On Momentum Investor: 6.65% Motley Fool: 2.23% James O’Shaughnessy: -3.73% Kenneth Fisher: -6.33 Benjamin Graham: -7.70% Martin Zweig: -8.95% Joel Greenblatt: -10.83% John Neff: -11.43% Warren Buffett: -11.60%…
Shiller on Housing and Regional Bubbles
…good momentum forming in housing prices, but that part of the recent bounce has been seasonal. Shiller says that it’s possible that bubbles are forming in some areas of the…
Momentum Not Dead, According to Study
…… has found that, by following a simple rule of thumb, you can markedly increase your odds of sidestepping so-called momentum crashes — periods in which momentum produces losses so…
Doll Thinks Euro Debt Crisis Will Be Contained
…latest commentary on Blackrock’s site. “Leading global economic indicators are rising, the US recovery has grown more firm and earnings momentum is positive. There is still quite a bit more…
Shiller Worried More Housing Declines Ahead
…The real question is do we still have downward momentum?” Shiller tells FOX Business Network. “There are a lot of positive signs but a skeptic who believes in momentum and…
Grantham on Incredibly Irrational Markets
…of the pros “go with the flow”; that way, even if they are wrong, they can say that they weren’t alone. And that creates herding and momentum, which drive markets…
O'Shaughnessy Strategy Beats The Market with Growth -- And Value
…Netscape or Genentech or Polaroid at 165 times earnings,” O’Shaughnessy wrote, referring to some of history’s well-known momentum-driven, overpriced stocks. “It forces you to buy stocks just when the market…
The Year-End Guru Report: Growth and Momentum Trump Value -- For Now
While 2011 was a tough year for the broader market and value-focused strategies, some growth and momentum approaches fared quite well, according to a new report from Validea.com and John…