In his latest Washington Post column, top strategist Barry Ritholtz lays out some of the most important “rules of investing” that he has learned over the years. Among the key tenets Ritholtz lays out: Cut your losers short and let your winners run: Ritholtz calls this “perhaps the best investing advice ever”. He says letting […]
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Archive | September, 2012
More Gurus, More Profits
September 28, 2012 
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In his latest article for Nasdaq.com, Validea CEO John Reese looks at the benefits of investing in stocks that get high marks from more than one of his guru-inspired strategies. “What’s better than one investment guru?” asks Reese. “Two investment gurus, of course. That’s what I’ve found over the years using my Guru Strategies, each of […]
Read moreGross: Follow the Fed and ECB
September 28, 2012 0 Comments
Bill Gross says PIMCO’s strategy is pretty simple: Buy what the Federal Reserve and other central banks are buying. “We continue to anticipate what the Fed is buying,” Gross recently told CNBC. “They’ve told us they will buy $40 billion to $70 billion of agency mortgages every month until the cows come home. It pays […]
Read moreIs the Bond Bull Over? Maybe Not
September 28, 2012 0 Comments
Has the bond market reached a peak? Not if history is any guide, says MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert. Hulbert recently looked at the average bond market exposure for bond market timers he tracks at Hulbert Financial Digest. He found that those with the best track records on average have an 89% exposure to the bond market; […]
Read moreMobius High on Coal
September 28, 2012 0 Comments
Templeton Emerging Markets Group’s Mark Mobius says he’s bullish on Chinese coal companies. “These companies are not only mining but also producing power and the demand for power is insatiable in China and everywhere else in the world,” Mobius tells Bloomberg. His funds currently hold shares of coal companies Shenhua, Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., and […]
Read moreThe Schloss Approach: Patience and Simplicity
September 28, 2012 0 Comments
Though he didn’t get as much attention as some of his fellow Benjamin Graham disciples, Walter Schloss produced an impeccable investing track record. And, he did it with a simple, patient approach, writes Norman Rothery in Canada’s Globe and Mail. From 1955 to 2002, Schloss’s investment partnership averaged annual returns of 16% — “and that […]
Read moreFisher: Bull Only Halfway Done
September 26, 2012 1 Comment
While some are questioning whether the bull market is nearing its end, top strategist Kenneth Fisher says the bull is only halfway done. “People are optimistic about their own lives, but they’re skeptical about everything else,” Fisher tells CNBC. ”Therefore, we’re going to move from that skepticism, eventually, to some form of optimism, or lack of […]
Read moreBuffett’s Berkshire Exercises Warrants
September 26, 2012 0 Comments
Warren Buffett’s firm is buying, thought its target isn’t much of a surprise. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has exercised the warrants it obtained back in May on Media General Inc. shares, according to Bloomberg. Berkshire is acquiring 4.65 million shares of Media General’s common stock for 1 cent a share, and now owns about 17% of Media […]
Read moreBogle: China “Sinking”, U.S. Best Developed Market
September 25, 2012 0 Comments
Vanguard founder Jack Bogle says the U.S. is faring better than the rest of the world, and that China’s economy is “sinking quite a bit” right now. “The fact of the matter is our economy, U.S. GDP, is the best performer in the developed world by a good margin and the rest of the world […]
Read moreGuru Strategy Ratings: TAP Rising, ADM Falling
September 25, 2012 0 Comments
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.
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