Comments on: Secular Bear Market or Range Bound? http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=secular-bear-market-or-range-bound Blog for Michael Allen Smith of Seattle Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MAS http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/#comment-131 MAS Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:54:36 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/#comment-131 The author is pushing a book to explain what he believes. My personal opinion is it is too difficult to pick individual stocks in a secular bear market. History tells us to wait on the sidelines or in fixed income investments until P/E ratios over-correct to the downside. The author is pushing a book to explain what he believes.

My personal opinion is it is too difficult to pick individual stocks in a secular bear market. History tells us to wait on the sidelines or in fixed income investments until P/E ratios over-correct to the downside.

]]> By: Nick http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/#comment-130 Nick Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:31:12 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/#comment-130 And this helps you pick which individual stocks to invest in how? And this helps you pick which individual stocks to invest in how?

]]> By: JOHN DELACENSERIE http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/#comment-128 JOHN DELACENSERIE Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:26:49 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/2008/04/secular-bear-market-or-range-bound/#comment-128 A YEAR AGO THE PE RATIO OF THE S&P WAS 17. TODAY ITS 20. THE PE RATIO ON THE DOW A YEAR AGO WAS 18, TODAY ITS 52. MOST BEAR MARKETS LEAVE SHARE PRICES WITH LOWER PE RATIOS AND THEREFORE MORE VALUE.THIS BEAR MARKET, FOR NOW, SEEMS TO BE IN RETROGRADE. A YEAR AGO THE PE RATIO OF THE S&P WAS 17. TODAY ITS 20. THE PE RATIO ON THE DOW A YEAR AGO WAS 18, TODAY ITS 52. MOST BEAR MARKETS LEAVE SHARE PRICES WITH LOWER PE RATIOS AND THEREFORE MORE VALUE.THIS BEAR MARKET, FOR NOW, SEEMS TO BE IN RETROGRADE.

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