Growth in US productivity has slowed considerably over the past decade, and explanations abound as to why. But Wharton professor and author Jeremy Siegel says the reality may be that…
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Sonders: Pullback Risk Elevated, But Don't Worry About Economy
Charles Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders says that the risk of a correction is elevated, but she thinks the bull market is still in tact. (more…)
Adjust The Nasdaq For Inflation? What's The Point?
With the Nasdaq recently closing above 5,000 for the first time in a decade-and-a-half, bears have said that the index really should be adjusted for inflation to get a better…
Dreman: Fed Creating "Financial Ebola"
Contrarian guru David Dreman says policymakers have created “a form of financial Ebola” that is threatening to wipe out the savings of many Americans. (more…)
Warren Pieces: Buffett on The "Investor’s Misery Index"
A periodic look through the archives of the greatest investor in history In Berkshire Hathaway’s 1979 Letter to Shareholders, Warren Buffett talked about the impact that inflation and taxes can…
Dreman: Don't Let The Fed Keep You Down
Contrarian guru David Dreman says the Federal Reserve has been playing a dangerous, unsuccessful game by keeping interest rates so low for so long. But he says there are ways…
A Buffett- and Piotroski-Inspired Strategy To Beat Inflation
Inflation has been picking up lately, and in a recent Seeking Alpha column Validea CEO John Reese looks at how you can use the advice of Warren Buffett and Joseph…
Paulsen: Cocktail of Factors May Spark Inflation Fears In 2014
Could 2014 finally be the year that long-simmering inflation fears boil over? Wells Capital’s Jim Paulsen thinks it just might be. “In the last five or six years we’ve been…
Bond Guru Offers Counterpoint to Inflation Argument
Jeffrey Gundlach thinks interest rates will soon rise, but, unlike fellow bond guru Bill Gross, he doesn’t think inflation is upon us. Gundlach, in a web seminar, recently said that…
PIMCO on Why Inflation Will Rear Its Head
Top fund manager Mihir Worah of PIMCO says not to be lulled into complacency by the low inflation we’ve seen in recent years. “We expect global inflation over the next…