Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
March 01, 2004
No CompromisesAggressive investors need not apply," might read a sign hanging over Charlie Dreifus's office door. Don't get the wrong idea. Making money is very important...
February 05, 2004
More Barometric FollyWith the first month of the year showing impressive returns for nearly every size and valuation segment of the market, the excitement of the fans of the so-called "January Barometer" can hardly be contained.
January 28, 2004
Stocks Boost Hartford Life ProfitsNU Online News Service, Jan. 28, 2004, 5:58 p.m. EST -- The stock market rebound helped push up profits at the life and investment ...
January 22, 2004
MetLife Files $5 Billion Registration StatementNU Online News Service, Jan. 22, 2004, 11:04 a.m. EST -- MetLife Inc., New York, has filed a $5 billion registration statement with the ...
January 22, 2004
Fund Expands Embrace Beyond Big FryAn edited excerpt from the Jan. 21, 2004, edition of Investor's Business Daily
January 07, 2004
Gaming the 2004 ConsensusAfter a tremendous 2003, analysts of nearly every ilk are looking for another great year of gains for U.S. equities. Bullish market technicians cite two reasons for their enthusiasm. From a calendar-based perspective, stocks tend to do well in election years as incumbents try to keep investors happy by keeping...
January 01, 2004
Chugging AlongWall Street isn't partying like it's 1999 again--not yet, at least. But as the economy and stock market continue to awaken from their post-bubble blowout,...
November 05, 2003
The Mathematics of a Market RallyAs reported in earlier editions of this newsletter, a plethora of investment gurus, including such luminaries as Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett and First Quadrant's Robert Arnott, have stated that equity returns going forward will be significantly lower than the spectacular run of the last two decades.
November 03, 2003
Fund in Focus: Neuberger Berman Focus FundKent Simons, manager since January 1988 S&P Ran