This is the proverbial question for which there is no simple answer. Much depends on a prospective investor’s risk tolerance, investment horizon and personal financial situation. However, given the current economic malaise, investors have been holding much cash on the sidelines. Often times, when market capitulation occurs and both retail and institutional investors throw in […]
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Looking back at a rather abysmal year for investors and employees alike, there were some other shocking events from 2008 that have already fallen from the forefront. Below is a list of the most surprising, shocking, unanticipated developments from 2008. Stock Market Crash of 2008 – This one stands out most prominently. Investors globally suffered […]
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Price to Earnings Ratios Gone Wild – A Measure for Investors to Follow?
I came across this visual and thought it was worth sharing. With data from Robert Shiller’s Irrational Exuberance, this BusinessWeek chart highlights the massive secular trends that span years at a time where Price to Earnings ratios of the companies that comprise the S&P500 rarely actually stay around the mean of 16.3, but they do […]