Projecting on Growth
5/27/2010 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
A recent OECD report significantly raised global economic growth forecasts for 2010 and 2011—despite European debt woes.
Flipping the January Argument on Its Head
2/2/2010 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Markets finished January in the red, but that doesn’t tell investors much about the year.
Onward
12/29/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
What are the experts saying about 2010? And what should investors do about it?
Time and Again
11/17/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Time and again, market timing proves to be an attractive—but elusive—pursuit.
A Strong Second Six
9/30/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
As earnings season looms, stocks should continue their “V” recovery, with sentiment outweighing fundamentals.
CB-Uh-Oh?
8/27/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Investors shouldn’t fear the CBO’s deficit prediction—it matters little to stocks.
Bangladeshi Butter Indicator
8/11/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Beware extrapolating past stock returns to predict future ones.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
6/23/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Investors seem discouraged by the World Bank’s dour economic forecast, but even “official” forecasts don’t really mean much for stocks.
Too Fast, Too Furious?
5/12/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Some traditional stock valuation metrics are quickly approaching long-term averages. But compared to investment alternatives, stocks are still very cheap.
No Surprise Here
4/14/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Markets are discounters of known information, so they can be jolted by surprises.
Odds Are
2/26/2009 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Markets falling to previous lower levels doesn’t necessarily portend poor returns ahead.
What You See May Not Be What You Get
12/29/2008 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Those seeing negative economic data today should remember the stock market prices in future expectations.
Days of Future Past
12/9/2008 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Investors can use history to help frame future expectations.
Durably Good
8/28/2008 By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff
Some folks fear July’s surprisingly good durable goods result will be fleeting. Though this is unlikely, weakness in a given country or sector won’t necessarily change strength overall.
What Now?
7/22/2008 By MarketMinder editorial staff
Investing based on how you wish you could have six months ago is typically a good way to make a larger error.
Analyzing Analysts’ Analysis
4/23/2008 By MarketMinder editorial staff
Analysts play an important role in capital markets’ evolution. However, their end result—ratings, estimates and price targets—should be taken with a grain of salt.
Groundhog Day 2008
12/18/2007 By MarketMinder editorial staff
Many of the market gurus have made their 2008 stock market predictions. Before making your own, we’d advise some critical thinking and skepticism.
Overseas Opportunity
2/7/2007 By MarketMinder editorial staff
We’re outright bullish on stocks for 2007.
The Sweetest Year
1/25/2007 By MarketMinder editorial staff
We like anomalies, especially anomalies that few know about.
T.G.H.
1/11/2007 By MarketMinder editorial staff
January is a stressful month for stock investors.