We’re back with our annual predictions episode, where we look back at our (surprisingly not terrible) 2024 market calls and make fresh predictions for 2025 (which will likely be very…
Tag: forecasting
Our 2024 Market Forecast | And Why You Shouldn't Listen to It
Forecast season is once again upon is. It is the time of year where many market strategists will tell us where the S&P 500 will end 2024 and do it…
The Truth About Market Forecasts (And Dollar Cost Averaging)
In this episode we tackle two topics that can impact investors as they seek to build long-term wealth. We first look at the idea of annual stock market forecasts. We…
Don’t Ask An Economist Where the GDP Is Headed
Wall Streeters give a lot of credence to economic forecasts at the start of every year, as corporations project demand and craft their budgets and money managers plan out their…
Economists Foresee A Recession
Economists are predicting a 63% chance of a recession in the next year, forecasting a slim 0.2% growth in the third lowest forecast since 1989, reports an article in The…
The Forecast Article To Shake Your Belief in Forecasts
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — We have just reached the end of 2021 annual forecasting season. It is the time of year when market strategists tell you where the market will…
Wall Street Forecasters Are At It Again for 2021
Despite decades of academic research showing that “nobody can reliably and accurately forecast what the stock market will do,” a recent article in the New York Times reports that Wall…
Excess Returns: Episode 8: Perils of Market Forecasting
We have just completed market prediction season. It’s the time of year where there are countless forecasts about what the economy will do in the new year. Its when experts…
Stock Market Forecasts are Mostly Worthless
A recent article in The New York Times suggests ignoring the predictions of Wall Street strategists in favor of investing in cheap, diversified index funds. “Strategists, some of whom are…
The Perils of Market Forecasting
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — It’s that time of year again. The time of year where all the market experts make their 2020 predictions. You will see countless forecasts about…