Confidence: It’s one of the main drivers of economies and stock markets. But as Yale Economist Robert Shiller points out in a recent New York Times column, we still know little about how it works. “There is considerable hope that the markets are heralding a major development: that Americans have lost the fears and foreboding that […]
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Shiller Talks Equity Valuations
January 31, 2013 
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Yale Economist Robert Shiller says he thinks stocks are priced to return less than their historical averages, but that they should still be a substantial part of an investor’s portfolio. “The important thing is that you never get completely in or completely out of stocks,” Shiller tells Business Insider in discussing the 10-year cyclically adjusted […]
Read moreShiller Still Not Sure About Housing Rebound
January 24, 2013 0 Comments
While many believe the housing market has turned a corner, Yale housing guru Robert Shiller isn’t so sure. Shiller tells Bloomberg that while short-term indicators are up, that also happened in 2009, but the trend didn’t turn into a long-term one. Shiller also talks about the broader financial system, which he says has gotten “a little […]
Read moreShiller Still Not Sure Housing Has Bottomed
December 20, 2012 0 Comments
Yale Economist and housing guru Robert Shiller says he thinks housing prices will continue to rise for a few months, but he’s not sure the upswing will continue after that — and he doesn’t think another housing boom is coming any time soon. “A lot of people seem to think that if the market turns […]
Read moreShiller Doubtful of Housing Recovery
November 28, 2012 0 Comments
Yale housing guru Robert Shiller says he’s still not convinced the housing recovery is real. Shiller tells CNBC that some 10 million homeowners are still underwater on their mortgages, and many will end up in foreclosure. Those foreclosures will add inventory to the housing market, he says, and economic risks at home and abroad are […]
Read moreShiller Talks Housing, Fiscal Cliff, and the Election
November 6, 2012 0 Comments
Yale Economist Robert Shiller says the housing market is showing positive signs. But, he adds, “The problem is it’s not a really strong positive sign yet.” Shiller also says the U.S. needs “to get back to a private sector mortgage market without government dominance,” and says that a balanced-budget stimulus program could still help the […]
Read moreShiller Study: Housing Recovery No Sure Thing
October 8, 2012 0 Comments
In a new paper, housing guru Robert Shiller and two of his colleagues say they aren’t yet convinced the housing market is in a recovery. “A recovery may be plausible, and home prices have been rising fairly strongly in recent months, [but] we do not see any unambiguous indication in our expectations data of sharp […]
Read moreShiller: Not Clear if Housing Has Bottomed
September 19, 2012 0 Comments
Yale economist and housing guru Robert Shiller isn’t ready to say the housing market has bottomed. “There are a lot of positive indicators, but I think people tend to overreact to these,” Shiller tells CNBC. “And if you look at the trend, which has been down since 2006, it’s a pretty strong trend that we […]
Read moreShiller Not Convinced Of Housing Turnaround
August 10, 2012 0 Comments
While many signs are pointing to a housing market recovery, Yale Economist Robert Shiller — who was among the earliest to call the housing bubble that burst in the late 2000s — isn’t convinced. “His reasoning?” writes The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Light. “The home-price rebound, if that’s what it is, doesn’t yet have momentum […]
Read moreShiller on Housing and Regional Bubbles
July 31, 2012 0 Comments
Housing market guru Robert Shiller says it’s possible that the housing market has bottomed, but that he’s not confident it has. Shiller tells FOX Business Network that there is some good momentum forming in housing prices, but that part of the recent bounce has been seasonal. Shiller says that it’s possible that bubbles are forming […]
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