Barton Biggs, the hedge-fund manager who bought stocks when the market bottomed in March 2009, talks about investments he thinks are "incredibly attractive" and those that aren't.
Bank of America Corp. headed to a two-year low in New York trading on
concern that a stalling U.S. job market will drive up costs from bad
mortgages.
The five-week drop in U.S. stocks has driven tech company
valuations to the lowest level in more than a decade, making them too
cheap to pass up for some of the nation's biggest money managers.
by Marla Brill
Over the next few years, the challenge will be finding stocks that can grow earnings enough to give portfolio stocks room to appreciate.
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Analysts are boosting U.S. earnings estimates by the most in a year, a
sign to Barton Biggs that stocks will weather the
biggest drop in U.S. economic forecasts since 2009.
LinkedIn Corp. rose on its second trading day, after more than doubling yesterday, showing demand for social-media stock.
The former U.S. Treasury Secretary said there's a rising
concern that technology stocks are in a bubble as investors shake off
their apprehension from the U.S. mortgage and credit
collapse.
by
Karen DeMasters
Investors who held onto 2010 target-date funds through the 2008 market crisis
made modest gains for themselves, and the
funds now being created are expanding to include nontraditional asset...
by Bruce W. Fraser
A Franklin Templeton survey of more than 13,000 people found that 62 percent of all
respondents plan to invest outside their domestic markets over the next
decade.
China has failed to deliver on pledges made to the U.S. to guarantee
equitable treatment of foreign investors, creating "real frustrations,"
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said.
by Stephen Viederman
In this commentary, an activist investor says an advisor who talk with clients about proxy voting is not only acting in their best interest, but would also be providing a welcome service and creating...
by Eric Uhlfelder
Depressed ocean shipping rates in the midst of global economic recovery could suggest a buying opportunity in this underfollowed sector.
by Marla Brill
Pain at the pump for consumers has meant better returns than market averages for this fund.
by Don Schreiber Jr.
Many advisors use a systematic withdrawal plan from growth funds to provide income for retired clients. That approach fails during bear markets...
Two market crashes in a decade haven't helped bear-market mutual funds
avoid the distinction of worst-performing strategy. The only exception:
Bill Gross.
Mutual fund companies looking to attract investor dollars are betting the magic words today are "absolute return."
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Sites that sell prepackaged portfolios have attracted more than $3
billion in assets over the last three years as more investors leave
their full-service brokers.
The biggest increase in profits in more than a century is telling
investors that this is no time to sell stocks, even after the Standard
& Poor's 500 Index rallied 97%.
