Permanent Portfolio Funds

Markets seem to be unable to sustain their momentum. Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager with Permanent Portfolio Funds, still holds a positive opinion about the market. He told CNBC, “Liquidity is there, corporate profits are there, interest rates are low and dividend yields are very...

Stocks with high dividend payout are looking attractive. In an interview with CNBC, Michael Cuggino, president of Permanent Portfolio Funds, said that he likes dividend paying stocks as a long term investment, regardless of the taxation policy. He said, “The reality is there are a lot of good...

Quite unexpectedly, housing prices fell in March. In an interview with CNBC, Buck Horne, housing analyst at Raymond James, said, “We’re a little concerned about the direction prices are headed, given that these are lagging indicators before we even get to the tax credit peak, which was in April.”...

Large caps are being beaten by small caps. Talking with CNBC, Eric Marshall, director of research at Hodges Capital Management, provided his opinion on the issue. Marshall said small caps usually do well early in a market cycle, especially in a moderate macro environment. Marshall expects the...