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Enter the Bull – Barrons.com

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Enter the Bull By GENE EPSTEIN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Even by conservative measures, the Dow Jones Industrials could top 15,000 in two years. Dow 17,000 is a 50-50 bet. Based on cyclical patterns of market history, the odds are better than two chances in three that the Dow Jones Industrial Average will reach 15,000 or higher over the next two years. Based on the same cyclical patterns, there’s about a 50-50 chance that the Dow could hit 17,000 or more. Also, the broad fundamentals that could drive the Dow to new highs are fairly clear. The stock market enjoyed double-digit … Read more

‘s Roundtable

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The first thing I look at when I read Barron’s round table is the results of the panelists picks from last year.  On that accord, one would do well by skipping most of it.  There are though, two investment gurus, Bill Gross and Felix Zulauf that tend to make me money. None the less read the whole article and make up your own mind..  It can be found here. Gross: Next, in a world of financial repression where 10-year Treasury bonds yield 2% and 30-years, 3%, certain state bonds and utilities yielding 5% and 6% are decent relative values. It … Read more

Buckle Up! – Barrons.com

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This cover article from this week’s Barrons.  My only observation is how does one get a job by being this wrong?  Everyone they reviewed failed miserably on their forecast for this year.  Why would they be any better for 2012?  The guy who came closest to being right, Doug Cliggot is not on the panel anymore.  I guess why reward competence.  By the way he is super bearish and in September projected a year end of 1100 S&P 500 for 2011, two weeks left for a big market drop to fulfill this prediction.   Buckle Up! By VITO J. RACANELLI | MORE … Read more