My contrarian investment strategies have paid off, so I’d thought I’d celebrate being “back in black” again. After today’s market gains, and including the savings I’ve continued to invest during this recession, my entire portfolio is far ahead of where it was before the market crashed.
Let’s review what I discussed and documented in Guzzo The [...]
Being reported by almost every financial and social media outlet over the past few days, by now everyone should know that September is usually one of the worst months (pdf) of the year for the stock market.
But, did you know that September is also National Preparedness Month?
This month marks the sixth annual National Preparedness Month [...]
The end of last week and the beginning of this week included more than a handful of financial pundits and professional money managers calling for an end to this “sucker’s rally”. But yet, this recent Bull market persists in spite of all of these “expert” opinions.
The Dow ended the week +2.0%, the Nasdaq +1.8%, and [...]
Trying to rationalize an irrational market is causing a lot of indecision and anxiety lately. Seems like many investors are having a hard time deciding whether to buy into the Bull or wait for the Bear. What are you going to do?
Now that they’re more bulls in the stock market than there are in Pamplona, I thought I would see what’s going on with Bill Miller, the legendary value investor and recent pariah of the mutual fund world. One can’t fully dismiss a lifetime of exemplary performance based upon a handful of poor choices, including Freddie [...]
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My Short-term Perspective
Although I sometimes speculate and invest in the markets using contrarian investment strategies, it’s usually because I feel pretty confident about my forecasts or where we’re headed.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any of that confidence right now. I’m not too sure what to make of the markets lately and I really don’t have any strong clues [...]