While some say we’ve entered an economic and investing world in which things are “different this time”, hedge fund guru Barton Biggs tells Bloomberg that “the world is never different”, and that fearful investors will eventually come back to stocks. Biggs says human nature, fear, and greed will continue to drive markets going forward, as [...]
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Biggs Still Bullish
March 19, 2010
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Top hedge fund manager Barton Biggs, who called the rally last year when many were shunning the market, remains high on stocks. “I’m bullish,” Biggs recently told Bloomberg Television. “Earnings are coming in very, very strong. The surprise is going to be how good economic growth is.” Biggs says he’s particularly high on emerging markets. [...]
Read moreBiggs Still Bullish, Warns Against “Bubble Watching”
January 26, 2010
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Hedge fund guru Barton Biggs says he remains bullish on stocks, despite the factors that have spooked some investors in recent days. Biggs tells Bloomberg that the U.S. economy is in a “strong recovery”, and that he thinks the U.S. will grow in the 5% to 5.5% range in the next couple quarters. He also [...]
Read moreBiggs: “Burst” of Growth in 2010, 2011 Could Push Dollar & Stocks Higher
December 28, 2009
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While they’ve spent much of the past several month moving in opposite directions from each other, the dollar and the stock market now may well move upward together, according to top hedge fund manager Barton Biggs. “After a severe economic shock like we just had, the odds are that we’re going to have a pretty [...]
Read moreBiggs Sees Market Moving Higher
November 24, 2009
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Hedge fund guru Barton Biggs tells Charlie Rose that he expects the next major move in the market will be to the upside, and says he thinks the U.S. would be wise to add more stimulus into its recovering economy. Biggs says he’s looking for the market’s next big move to be a 10% to [...]
Read moreBiggs Sees More Gains on Horizon
October 16, 2009
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Hedge fund guru Barton Biggs says he thinks stocks are going to continue to go higher, and expects another 10% to 15% gain for the market. Biggs offered that assessment to Bloomberg TV, basing his belief on an analysis of previous secular bear markets and their ensuing recoveries. He also says he’s heartened by the [...]
Read moreWien, Biggs, Leuthold, Sonders: Don’t Dismiss the Rally
October 2, 2009
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While the stock market rebound has been met with great skepticism, several top strategists — including some not known for their bullishness — are beginning to think that the rally is indeed for real, reports Financial Advisor Magazine’s Evan Simonoff. “Normally sober, often vinegary sages ranging from Byron Wien to Barton Biggs to Steve Leuthold [...]
Read moreBiggs vs. Mauldin: Will The Rally Hold?
April 22, 2009
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The big question in the market these days is, of course, whether the current rally is really the start of a new bull run, or if it is another bear market head fake. And two interesting, differing takes on the topic come from top strategists Barton Biggs and John Mauldin. In a recent CNBC interview, [...]
Read moreLynch: Stocks Still Best Choice for Long Term
March 10, 2009
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In a recent interview with The New York Times, former Fidelity star manager Peter Lynch says that the recent market plunge and financial crisis hasn’t shaken his belief that stocks are the best long-term choice for investors. “I can’t tell you anything about where the market will be in the next six months or 12 [...]
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