The housing market, which was at the heart of the 2008 financial and stock market meltdowns, is improving but has some big hurdles ahead, says Yale economist Robert Shiller. He tells Bloomberg that “the big cloud on the horizon is the withdrawal of government support”. Shiller says where the housing market goes after government support [...]
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Archive | March, 2010
Sonders Remains Optimistic
March 30, 2010
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While some have been concerned about the low volume and lessened volatility in the market of late, Charles Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders remains upbeat on stocks. “The grinding-higher [market] action that has resulted is certainly no disappointment,” Sonders says in her latest market commentary, written with Brad Sorensen. “The market has moved through important resistance [...]
Read moreGuru Strategy Rating Changes: Guess Rising, AT&T Falling
March 30, 2010
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Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some of the stocks John’s strategies have upgraded or downgraded today.
Read moreBerkowitz Targets Financials
March 29, 2010
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In an interview with Barron’s, top fund manager Bruce Berkowitz says that he’s high on some of the firms most beaten down by the financial crisis — including Citigroup and AIG — and that we’re reaching a point where finding “really great investments” is going to become more difficult. “There were some obvious and wonderful [...]
Read moreEllison Continues to Find Attractive Financials
March 29, 2010
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David Ellison, the fund manager and Peter Lynch disciple who sidestepped much of the financial sector meltdown and then turned bullish on the sector shortly before the March 2009 low, is keying on stable, deposit-taking banks. “I am looking for companies that have stable deposit franchises,” Ellison, whose funds focus on the financial sector, tells [...]
Read moreDoll: The Positives Are Trumping The Negatives
March 26, 2010
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Blackrock Chief Equity Strategist Bob Doll thinks job growth is “right around the corner,” and says he doesn’t think we’ll see a double-dip recession. Doll tells CNBC that while problems exist, the positives outweigh the negatives for the stock market, and that self-sustaining mechanisms for growth are developing in the economy. He also talks about [...]
Read moreForester Sees Problems Ahead
March 26, 2010
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Tom Forester, whose Forester Value fund was the lone long-only mutual fund to make money in 2008, says he thinks the market has gotten pricey and sees more trouble on the horizon for banks. “The markets are trading at about 20 times earnings. Historically, the average is about 14. So things are looking pretty rich [...]
Read moreHussman Defensive as More Credit Woes Loom
March 25, 2010
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John Hussman is continuing to maintain a defensive position on stocks, saying that two dangers — an overbought, overvalued market and the coming to roost of a second wave of credit losses — mean investors should be cautious. “It is important to note that our current defensive position is driven by the present combination of [...]
Read moreFisher: Keep Buying While Sentiment’s Weak
March 25, 2010
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As we enter the second year of the bull market that began last March, Kenneth Fisher remains high on stocks. “One year into the current bull market I like what I see,” Fisher writes in his latest Forbes column. “Globally improving fundamentals plus strong societal skepticism. Snarky, cranky sentiment and better fundamentals are the classic [...]
Read moreYacktman Loaded Up on High-Quality Stocks
March 24, 2010
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Top fund manager Donald Yacktman is continuing to focus on high-quality stocks, instead of the lower-quality issues that led the market’s big rally last year. “It’s been a shift away from things that have more economic sensitivity toward things that are just more predictable,” Yacktman says, adding that his firm is “loaded” with high-quality stocks [...]
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