Barclays Research recently released a survey which was highlighted over at Zero Hedge. Apparently, investors in the survey seem to think that an Obama victory will more likely result in a stocks selling off, while a Romney win would result in an increasing stock market (as seen in the chart below…

Read full post »

UPDATE: 8/1/12 - You can see updated ratings as of 6/30/12 here.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morningstar continues to roll-out its new 'forward-looking' analyst ratings for mutual funds. When I wrote about these ratings in Nove… Read full post »

Morningstar has been rolling out it's new "forward looking" analyst ratings for mutual funds since last November as I have touched on before. The number of funds rated has gone from 349 funds to 924 as of the end of the 2nd quarter (You can see the full list as of 6/30/12 here)./…

Read full post »

Morningstar has been rolling out it's new "forward looking" analyst ratings for mutual funds since last November as I have touched on before. The number of funds rated has gone from 349 funds to 924 as of the end of the 2nd quarter (You can see the full list as of 6/30/12 here)./…

Read full post »

Mercer LLC released it's 2012 cost of living survey which compares the cost of living in different cities for US expatriates. As they describe below:

"Mercer's Cost of Living rankings are released annually and measure the comparative cost of living for expatriates in 214 major cities. We com

… Read full post »

Mercer LLC released it's 2012 cost of living survey which compares the cost of living in different cities for US expatriates. As they describe below:

"Mercer's Cost of Living rankings are released annually and measure the comparative cost of living for expatriates in 214 major cities. We com

… Read full post »

An interesting startup launched on June 4th called Motif Investing. The idea behind this new online brokerage is that people can buy baskets of up to 30 stocks (Motifs) centered around specific themes for a single charge of only $9.95 (about what sites like E-Trade charge to buy 1 stock).

Ho…

Read full post »

WallStreetRant.com 
-------------------------------------------------------------------

An interesting startup launched on June 4th called Motif Investing. The idea behind this new online brokerage is that people can buy baskets of up to 30 stocks (Motifs) centered around specific theme… Read full post »

WallStreetRant.com
---------------------------------------------------- 

I'm so tired of hearing about Greece I seriously considered not even making this post. But it is amazing how European officials continue to delay and deny the inevitable Greek exit from the Euro. Despite the denials of the i… Read full post »

I'm so tired of hearing about Greece I seriously considered not even making this post. But it is amazing how European officials continue to delay and deny the inevitable Greek exit from the Euro. Despite the denials of the inevitable, plans continue to be put in place for this eventuality. I…

Read full post »

www.wallstreetrant.com 
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Barron's keeps track of its stock "picks and pans" going back to 2007. Barron's defines and tracks those picks as follows:

"This feature tracks the performance of stocks Barron's has written about --… Read full post »

Barron's keeps track of its stock "picks and pans" going back to 2007. Barron's defines and tracks those picks as follows:

"This feature tracks the performance of stocks Barron's has written about -- both favorably and critically. For stocks featured in Barron's print magazine, prices are measure… Read full post »

The mutual fund world has no shortage of managers. But when it comes to finding managers which have a rock solid understanding of market history, a real grasp of the true drivers of long-term investment returns, a strategy for capturing those returns over time, an eye for avoiding market fa…

Read full post »

www.wallstreetrant.com 
----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
My 3 Favorite Mutual Fund Managers for Navigating the Market Going Forward

The mutual fund world has no shortage of managers. But when it comes to finding managers which have a rock solid understa… Read full post »

Here is a look at the 20 largest private companies in the U.S.

Interesting how many of them (8 of the 20) are in some way highly involved in food -- Cargill, MARS, Publix, C&S Wholesale Grocers, US Foods, H-E-B, Meijer and Reyes Holdings (and although not grouped as such below, you…

Read full post »

www.wallstreetrant.com 
--------------------------------------------------------

Here is a look at the 20 largest private companies in the U.S.

Interesting how many of them (8 of the 20) are in some way highly involved in food -- Cargill, MARS, Publix, C&S Wholesale Grocers, US Foods, H-E-B, M… Read full post »

Usually this is something I would just post on Facebook or retweet on Twitter but this from Sheila Bair (formerly from the FDIC) I just had to post for those that may only follow my blog. Funny and sadly ironic -- definitely check out the whole thing here "Fix incom… Read full post »

www.wallstreetrant.com 
----------------------------------------------------------------
Sheila Bair's Humorous & Sadly Ironic Rant 

Usually this is something I would just post on Facebook or retweet on Twitter but this from Sheila Bair (formerly from the FDI… Read full post »

www.WallStreetRant.com 
------------------------------------------------------
The Lovely World of S&P Analyst Price Targets

If you want a good chuckle you can always turn to a S&P stock report. Take for example their recent research report on Netflix. Right there at the top of the report… Read full post »

If you want a good chuckle you can always turn to a S&P stock report. Take for example their recent research report on Netflix. Right there at the top of the report they blessed the stock with a "Buy" rating and slapped a 12-month price target of $135 on it. Who…

Read full post »

It's official everybody! "it is ridiculous to be bearish". If you didn't know, now you know! At least that's what Thomas Lee, chief equity strategist at JPMorgan says according to USA Today:

www.wallstreetrant.com 
--------------------------------------------------
It's Official! "It Is Ridiculous To Be Bearish"!

It's official everybody! "it is ridiculous to be bearish". If you didn't know, now you know! At least that's what Thomas Lee, chief equity strategist at JPMorgan sa… Read full post »

Duke University and CFO magazine recently released their quarterly Global Business Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2012. In the survey about 450 CFOs gave their best predictions for the S&P 500. Here are some of their predictions (based on the median response)
- Expected return over n…

Read full post »

www.wallstreetrant.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------
 A Few Crazy Predictions in Global CFO Survey

Duke University and CFO magazine recently released their quarterly Global Business Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2012. In the survey about 450 CF… Read full post »