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How the Stock Market Will Forecast Who Wins the White House in 2020
Since 1928, an LPL study shows, if the S&P 500 is up three months before Election Day, then the incumbent party almost always triumphs.
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The Madness of Crowds: How to Cope with Today’s Faster Volatility
A number of strategies to navigate this new chaotic terrain fall short, but others come out OK if you don’t want to beat the market.
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Ed Yardeni Slams the Fed for Setting Up a Market Slide
The central bank has jazzed up investors so much that a nasty fall will result, the economist warns.
Why Laggard European Stocks Will Overtake Tech-Fueled US Equity
A more united EU, an end to too-expensive FAANG expansion, and lower prices should boost the continent’s returns.
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How Little-Guy Investors Bested the Pros by Riding Popular Iffy Stocks
Goldman Sachs study shows that, since this year’s low point, ordinary market players shot past the smart money, 61% to 45%.
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Druckenmiller Owned 5 Hot Stocks, but Only Gained 3% in the Rally? Huh?
Half his portfolio was in the likes of high-flying Amazon, but he came nowhere near the S&P 500’s 40% March-June rebound. Was caution-minded hedging to blame?
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Don’t Get All Excited by the Green Light for PE in 401(k)s
Private equity isn’t always a market beater and charges high fees. Besides, it’ll be confined to larger investment pools, like target-date funds, which limits its impact.
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Why Did Bill Ackman Unload His Berkshire Stake?
A self-proclaimed acolyte of Warren Buffett, the hedgie isn’t loudly applauding the Oracle of Omaha like before.
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Stock Market’s Rise Doesn’t Jibe with Overvalued P/E, Stovall Warns
CFRA sage likens investors to an ‘irresponsible teenager’ borrowing against dubious future allowances.
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Enjoying the Post-Bear Rally? A Correction Is Overdue, LPL Strategist Says
The bounce back from the February-March slide is getting old, Ryan Detrick points out.
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Stocks Now Are the Spittin’ Image of 2009, Morgan Stanley Strategist Says
And ’09 was the rebound year from the financial crisis bear market, Michael Wilson notes, meaning we’re in for a bullish stretch.
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Re-Opening the Economy Won’t Do Stocks Much Good, Says Yale Expert
Portent: Chinese consumers remain fearful about going out after lockdown lifted, ex-Morgan Stanley honcho Roach warns.
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Why Not to Sell in May and Go Away
The summer season has been pretty good to stocks over the past eight years, LPL notes.
Too Much Leverage, Too Much Risk Are Weighing Down Hedge Funds
Designed to fly high during slumps, a bunch of them have disappointed, big time.
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Foolish Hope Will Doom the Current Rally, Savant Says
Investors will see that things aren’t getting much better, and that will reverse stocks’ recent surge, warns James Bianco.