Hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman says he thinks the market has gotten a little ahead of fundamentals, but by and large he thinks the bull market has more room to run. Cooperman tells CNBC that he thinks two things could lead to a bear market: recession, or a reversal of Federal Reserve policies, neither of […]
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Cooperman: Stocks the Place to Be in 2013
January 3, 2013 
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Hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman says stocks are the best place for investors to be in 2013. Cooperman tells CNBC that he thinks stocks “are in a zone of fair valuation to modest undervaluation”, and that, given the Federal Reserve’s loose money policies, there’s no other asset class that can offer the kind of returns […]
Read moreCooperman Growing Less Bullish on Stocks, But Sees Few Alternatives
October 29, 2012 0 Comments
Hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman has become a bit less bullish on stocks, though he thinks they are still the best asset class available for investors. Cooperman tells CNBC’s Larry Kudlow that the market is in “a zone of fair valuation”, and that he isn’t aggressively bullish or bearish. The main reason he’s become more […]
Read moreCooperman: Stocks the Place to Be
September 6, 2012 0 Comments
Hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman says stocks “generally speaking are the place to be”, and thinks government bonds are in a bubble. Cooperman tells CNBC that “there’s a very pessimistic price structure built into many equities, and the bond yields, in my opinion, are being subsidized by the government, so I want to be out […]
Read moreDespite Slow Growth, Cooperman Likes Stocks
July 20, 2012 0 Comments
Hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman says he’s “moderately constructive” about U.S. stocks, and is very bearish on U.S. government bonds. Speaking at the “Delivering Alpha” conference presented by CNBC and Institutional Investor, Cooperman said he expects sluggish growth from the economy, with growth being “okay, not great”. But he thinks a variety of factors make this […]
Read moreGross vs. Cooperman on Treasurys
February 24, 2012 0 Comments
Are Treasury bonds a good place to be, or quite dangerous? Two top strategists — Bill Gross and Leon Cooperman — have very different takes. Hedge fund guru Cooperman tells Bloomberg that Treasurys will be the worst place to put their money for the next three years. He says the Federal Reserve is trying to […]
Read moreCooperman, Gabelli, Whitman Talk Value
November 17, 2011 0 Comments
The latest issue of Columbia Business School’s Graham & Doddsville newsletter features interviews with three top investors, Leon Cooperman, Mario Gabelli, and Marty Whitman. (Tip of the cap to GuruFocus.com for highlighting the newsletter, which can be downloaded via this link.) In the wide-ranging interviews, Cooperman, Gabelli, and Whitman talk extensively about their own career […]
Read moreMarket Fear Has Two Top Managers Feeling Bullish
May 13, 2011 0 Comments
While many investors have been growing fearful in recent weeks, hedge fund guru Ron Baron says he’s still confident stocks are the place to be, in part because of their ability to withstand inflation. “The stock market is setting up like a springboard right now,” Baron tells Fortune. He notes that the stock market has […]
Read moreFive Guru-Inspired Bargains for Any Market
April 20, 2011 0 Comments
In his latest article for Forbes.com, Validea CEO John Reese looks at the range of opinions about the broader stock market’s current valuation. Reese notes that some, like Yale Economist Robert Shiller, say the market is more than 40% overvalued based on the 10-year P/E ratio. Others, like hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman, say stocks […]
Read moreCooperman Still Optimistic on Stocks
April 12, 2011 0 Comments
Hedge fund guru Leon Cooperman says he’s still optimistic on the stock market, though his optimism has been tempered a bit recently. Cooperman (whose market commentary starts around the 10 minute mark of the interview) tells CNBC that stocks as a group are attractively valued, particularly given the low-interest-rate environment we’re in, and he says […]
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