Americans are feeling better about their job security and the economy, but most are theoretically only one paycheck away from the street.Approximately 62% of Americans have no emergency savings for things such as a $1,000 emergency room visit or a $500 car repair, according to a new survey of 1,000 adults by personal finance website Bankrate.com. Faced with an emergency, […]
Benchmarks turned positive for the year on Thursday after investors welcomed firming up of oil prices and accommodative monetary policies by the Fed and ECB. Charles Evans’ comment that the Fed may not hit 2% inflation rate target until 2018 also boosted investor sentiment. The S&P 500 posted its biggest one-day percentage gain since Dec 18, 2014. The Dow also […]
Benchmarks added significant gains yesterday banking on a rebound in oil prices and better-than-expected private sector jobs report. Fed minutes’ assurance that the central bank will be “patient” before hiking interest rates added to the bullish sentiment. Possibility of additional stimulus measures in the Eurozone and subdued fears about Greece exiting the European Union also boosted markets.For a look at […]
Quick note – Please take our quarterly reader survey here; just 3 quick questions to help us continue to serve you. Thanks!Watch tonight’s video market recap on my Ticker.tv channel, Mark333.Indexes had a decent bounce back day as oil finally stopped its relentless drop and some news in the housing sector helped to lift spirits. In Europe, Germany left open […]
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen last week said small-cap stocks appeared to be “substantially stretched.” Now, Goldman Sachs (GS) is on board with a similar view.In a note to clients, Goldman strategist David Kostin said he expects the small-cap Russell 2000 will underperform the S&P 500 over the next 12 months due to pricey valuations and lower earnings forecasts. He […]
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Robert Litan
Dow Jones Industrial Average over 2014.
The Wall Street Journal
With the stock market’s unexpected boom toward the end of 2014, what better way to ring in the new year than to reexamine that age-old question: What drives stock returns? Is it earnings’ growth fundamentals or short-term momentum swings in investor behavior?
The answer matters because most forecasters expect the economy to […]
By
Robert Litan
Dow Jones Industrial Average over 2014.
The Wall Street Journal
With the stock market’s unexpected boom toward the end of 2014, what better way to ring in the new year than to reexamine that age-old question: What drives stock returns? Is it earnings’ growth fundamentals or short-term momentum swings in investor behavior?
The answer matters because most forecasters expect the economy to […]
Oil Price Crash Brings Pain, and Opportunity, for Energy InvestorsAs of this writing in mid-December, the S&P 500 is trading near all-time highs, but that figure understates the extent of recent volatility. Energy stocks are down by nearly 25% over the past three months, and there are now 37 energy companies carrying Morningstar’s 5-star rating. That’s compared with just 10 […]
On July 15th 2014, The Federal Reserve uttered the following warning to exuberant equity investors, “Valuation metrics in some sectors do appear substantially stretched — particularly those for smaller firms in the social-media and biotechnology industries.” 5 months later, Yellen Capital LP is half right…As Bloomberg reports,
Social-media shares declined after the report, as shown above, which tracks the performance of […]
by Jim Walker on Friday, December 26th, 2014 | Comments OffChristmas has come and gone and it is time to look for end of the year stock bargains. Fundamental analysis of stocks is always the key to picking up bargain stocks but where do you look and what are the important factors that will drive stock prices? Here are few […]
