Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
What the U.S. Economy Signals for Stock Market
By Mike PattonWhats an advisor to do as economic growth stumbles?
September 21, 2011
Gap Between Gold and Stocks WideningDivergence in the direction of gold futures and the S&P 500 has reached levels not seen since the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008, a possible indication that investors are preparing for further market turbulence.
September 17, 2011
Why I’m Cautious on Stocks, Unimpressed With Bonds, and as for Cash…Washingtons efforts to prop up the economy are more political than pragmatic. In the meantime: no pain, no (long-term) gain.
September 12, 2011
Greece Worries Set Markets TumblingWorries that Greece might default on its mountain of sovereign debt sent global markets steeply downward on Monday, with bank stocks in France leading the plunge.
September 09, 2011
John Bogle Slams Mark Cuban Over Buy-and-Hold CommentsJohn Bogle responded to controversial comments made recently by Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Cuban recently told The Wall Street Journal that diversification is for idiots and buy and hold is a crock of s**t.
September 01, 2011
Markets to Stay Strong, Carry On Till Year End—Searching for Alpha for September 2011One likely market scenario: mid-single-digit returns for full year. But where to invest?
August 31, 2011
Fed Stimulus & the Markets: A Repeat of 2010?The stock market without QE liquidity is like a junkie without the next fix.
August 29, 2011
Don’t Give Up on Small-Cap Stocks: Don HodgesDon Hodges' Hodges Small Cap (HDPSX) mutual fund has seen an especially terrible summer, but he stands behind the fund, saying that investors make their money in a bear market.