Man vs. Machine: The Great Stock Showdown – Wall Street Journal 05-10-13

Salient to Investors: Mark Hulbert writes: The small number of advisers who outperform the market rarely keep doing so, so choosing a recent market beater does not increase your odds of future success. Of the 51 advisers out of more than 200 tracked who beat the Wilshire 5000 Total Market

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Equities: Can You Afford Not To Be Invested? – Seeking Alpha 05-09-13

Salient to Investors: Fund Gurus write: Market corrections have been short lived due to periods of high volatility and not underlying fundamental issues. Stocks are very attractive. Values are in line with historical 10-yr average but companies have strengthened their balance sheets and are positioned for further revenue growth. Many

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Is the rally nearing an end? 10 savants weigh in – InvestmentNews 05-06-13

Salient to Investors: Larry Fink at BlackRock says investors should be heavily invested in equities due to its fair value at a 15.5 P/E ratio for the S&P 500 and good earnings season. Jeffrey Gundlach at DoubleLine said in mid-April that he expects a catastrophic failure because the developed world

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Diminished Housing Wealth Effect Keeps Pressure on Fed – Bloomberg 05-05-13

Salient to Investors: The wealth effect from rising house prices may no longer be as effective in spurring the US economy as homeowners increasingly pay down mortgage principal and shorten maturities. Freddie Mac said cash-in refinancings outnumbered cash-outs by more than 2-to-1 in Q4 2012. Amir Sufi at the University of Chicago said the

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Asian Stocks Outside Japan Rise on U.S. Jobs Growth – Bloomberg 05-05-13

Salient to Investors: Michael Kurtz at Nomura said resilient US private demand, plus stronger-than-expected jobs data should help risk appetite, so remains positive on regional equities. Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-06/asian-stocks-outside-japan-rise-on-u-s-jobs-growth.html Click here to receive free and immediate email alerts of the latest forecasts.

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