Archive for the ‘bull market’ Category
Dividends: The Only Way to
Keep the Mini Bull Market Alive
By Mitchell Clark, B.Comm. for Profit Confidential
I think this year’s bull market is still alive, but it will take good corporate earnings and visibility to carry it forward. We’ve had a really good run up until now and the current price consolidation is not unexpected. I want to reiterate that the stock market is still very fraught with risks that are based on fragility in the U.S. economy and outside factors like the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and geopolitical concerns in the Middle East. I suppose these risks have been with us for years, but I know that investor sentiment is delicate enough to turn this stock market on a dime.
I still believe that a conservative investment stance is warranted and I would not be a big buyer of new positions in this stock market. In my view, the stock market is in the process of topping itself out after a long period of recovery from several big shocks. This doesn’t mean that the stock market won’t be higher at the end of this decade than it is now, but I do see a lot of problems over the next couple of years. Monetary stability, positive investor sentiment and reasonable equity valuations are responsible for carrying the stock market so far this year. What’s required going forward is confirmation in the economic news.
As part of a conservative investment stance, I’m a big believer in large-cap companies that pay dividends. Anybody reading this column over time knows this. The fact of the matter is that large-caps have performed exceptionally well since the financial crisis low in March 2009 and they’ve proven to be … Read More
Stock Market’s Forming a New
Base, in Spite of Volatility
By Mitchell Clark, B.Comm. for Profit Confidential
Investor sentiment is fragile and the stock market’s been volatile, but the trading action over the last little while has revealed one big consolidation, not a breakdown in the main stock market indices. What’s holding the market around 1,200 on the S&P 500 Index is the expectation for decent corporate earnings. From my perspective, third-quarter earnings results can’t come soon enough.
Big Banks: Why They Can’t Get a Break
By Michael Lombardi, MBA for Profit Confidential
The simple question: why haven’t jobs been created in theU.S.despite the trillions of dollars the government has thrown at the economy? There are several answers to this question. There is also a new theory I have been working on, as to why jobs in this country have not been created, which I don’t believe you will read elsewhere.
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