While pundits have been throwing around the term “bubble” throughout the stock market’s climb over the past few years, Barry Ritholtz doesn’t sound concerned that we’re in one. (more…)
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Tech Bubble Lessons For Today's Investors
After 15 years, the Nasdaq Composite Index recently eclipsed its March 2000 record high. But The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says that before they get too excited, investors would…
The Brain Science Behind Bubbles
It’s no secret that investors can behave quite strangely during market manias. But a new study that looks at the science of the brain takes a stab at exactly why…
Where Shiller Sees Potential Bubbles (Hint: It's Not the Stock Market)
Yale economist Robert Shiller has a reputation for being one of the most astute “bubble-spotters” in the world, having warned of both the tech stock bubble of the late 1990s…
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…