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Here's The Secret Ingredient To Becoming A Successful Investor, According To Two Nobel Prize Winners
Saturday, April 15, 2023 - 1:50pm | 966Some elements of this story were previously reported by Benzinga, and it has been updated. Wouldn’t it be nice to know how to use data to determine the perfect investment? In 1952, Harry Markowitz published an article titled “Portfolio Selection.” Prior to Markowitz, examination...
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The Case For A Stock Market Bubble: 'Speculation Pervading Society'
Monday, August 16, 2021 - 3:30pm | 618The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has more than doubled off its 2020 pandemic lows, and the S&P 500’s valuation is looking extremely stretched based on a number of traditional stock market valuation metrics. Stansberry Research lead editor Dan Ferris recently discussed the...
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Not Just Bitcoin, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Sees Bubble Forming In Other Markets Too
Monday, May 24, 2021 - 4:33am | 462Noted economist and Nobel prize winner Robert Shiller is concerned some of the hottest financial markets could be heading towards a bubble driven by a wild-west trading mindset. Shiller told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” he’s especially worried about housing, stocks, and...
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S&P 500 Has Only Been This Expensive One Other Time — At The Peak Of The Dot-Com Bubble
Saturday, January 2, 2021 - 11:33am | 774Economist Robert Shiller By at least one popular investing metric, U.S. stocks have only been this expensive one other time in history, and it didn’t end well the first time around. According to the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio — a measure of market value based on 10...
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Perfect Holiday Gifts For Traders: 10 Must-Read Investment Classics To Expand Your Brain (And Bank Account)
Sunday, December 20, 2020 - 9:33am | 616Benjamin Graham, value investing pioneer Last-minute holiday shoppers have little time to get those final gifts for friends and loved ones. Here’s a list of 10 of the best investing books to get for that special stock trader in your life this holiday season. "Market Wizards" by Jack...
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'Talking Ourselves Into A Recession': Robert Shiller, Catherine Wood Talk Disruptive Innovation, Narrative Economics
Friday, November 1, 2019 - 11:39am | 755Robert Shiller, a Nobel Prize in Economics recipient and the Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, joined ARK Invest CEO Catherine Wood in a discussion this week about the embrace of disruptive technology in today's narrative-driven economy at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in...
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The Risk Of Another Housing Market Crash
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 9:00am | 764It’s been about 12 years since the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble that triggered the Great Recession. Fortunately for homeowners, the housing market recovered relatively quickly. Yet there are warning signs that new localized bubbles could be starting to burst again. Signs Of A Bubble...
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The Midterm Election: What 3 Pros Expect
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 1:05pm | 533American voters are headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of Congressional elections, gubernatorial races, ballot proposals and more. The following are three expert takes ahead of the midterm results. Three 'Risks' With A Democratic Majority There are three...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: '51 Percent Attacks' On The Rise, Hospital Offers Crypto Trading Addiction Treatment
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 6:01pm | 501After a strong start to the week, the cryptocurrency market took a step back on Wednesday, with most major cryptocurrencies trading down more than 2 percent. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: Circle Adds 'Buy The Market' Option, Economist Says Cryptos Are Nothing New
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 5:06pm | 487The cryptocurrency market continued its losing streak Tuesday, with most major currencies trading down more than 2 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move. Headlines Coinbase,...
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Stocks Have Only Been This Expensive One Other Time — And The Fallout Was Bad
Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 8:56am | 584It’s getting tougher and tougher to find value in the U.S. stock market. By at least one popular investing metric, U.S. stocks have only been this expensive one other time in history, and things didn’t work out so well then. According to the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio...
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A Guide To Who Loves And Hates Cryptocurrency
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 11:18am | 770Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies have been some of the hottest investments in the world in recent years. This year alone, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC) is up more than 476 percent. But while some investors are going all in on cryptocurrency as the future of payments, other...
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Robert Shiller Explains What Keeps Him Up At Night
Saturday, July 29, 2017 - 9:38am | 406Robert Shiller, the famed Nobel laureate and economics professor at Yale University, has some alarming facts about the stock market that cause him to "lie awake worrying." The stock market's low volatility coupled with a questionable price to earnings ratio for stocks could result in...
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Despite Historically High Valuations, Another 50% Upside Possible For Stocks
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 1:35pm | 412There are plenty of market analysts out there who have predicted that the eight-year-old bull market still has legs, but one recent comment from a Nobel Prize-winning economist carries particular meaning to value investors. In an interview with CNBC, Yale University economics professor Robert...
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6 Books To Buy The Trader In Your Life This Christmas Season
Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 10:05am | 561Christmas is just around the corner, but there are still a few days left for last-minute holiday shopping. Here’s a look at six books that make excellent gifts for the stock trader in your life. 1. “The Millionaire Next Door” by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko...