Salient to Investors: The market is bearish. Investor sentiment is unlikely to improve short-term as international concerns overshadow domestic ones. Brad McMillan at Commonwealth Financial said it will be another month or so before investor confidence bounces back, and if the S&P 500 falls to as low as 1,790 the likelihood for
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Wall Street strategists are the most cautious in almost a decade. The average of 20 estimates predicts the S&P 500 will rise 5.8 percent in 2014 versus the average projection of 11 percent over the last 5 years. The mean estimate is 1,955. 116 S&P stocks are
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Tobias Levkovich at Citigroup predicts the S&P 500 will hit 1,615 in 2013. Brian Belski at Bank of Montreal predicts the S&P 500 to hit 1,575 in 2013. Savita Subramanian at Bank of America expects the S&P 500 to hit 1,600, but straight up, in 2013 on record earnings, reduced concerns about the global economy, and
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