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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Cerberus Financing Landlords Wall Street Can’t Reach – Bloomberg 05-09-13

Salient to Investors: Regional lenders were the primary source of loans for landlords buying properties before the real estate collapse crash. Since then, at least 475 banks have failed and larger banks have tightened mortgage underwriting standards and are focusing on the biggest investors. Home prices are 29 percent below the 2006 peak. Millions of

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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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