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Richard Bernstein: 10 guidelines learned in 20 years

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 18th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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Respected investment strategist Richard Bernstein left Merrill Lynch this week after 20 years at the firm. Writing his last “Investment Strategy Update”, Bernstein listed what he views as ten of the most important investment guidelines he has learned over the past 20 years. These guidelines are shared in this post. […]

Stock performance based on short interest

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 18th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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Skeptics would say that the nascent stock market rally is nothing more than short-covering. However, a study by Bespoke of performance based on short interests show that every rally (whether real or a head fake) going back to the 2002 lows started off in a similar fashion. […]

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Stock market performance during recessions

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 18th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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This post, courtesy of Chart of the Day, includes an interesting graph providing some historical perspective on stock market performance during a recessionary period. […]

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