capitalspectator.com - 12/10/2008
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The Wall Street Journal today reports that Bill Miller has "destroyed" his former reputation "as the era's greatest mutual-fund manager." Miller's downfall is hardly surprising, given the severe bear market this year. Indeed, Miller (who runs Legg Mason Value Trust) has lots of company. ...
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 12/9/2008
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bespokeinvest.typepad.com —
A couple of weeks ago, we did a
post showing that the 50-day average daily change of...
the S&P; 500 was higher than at any other point in the index's history. After yesterday's close, another record was eclipsed when the average daily change moved above ...
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The Volatility Bubble -- Average Daily Change Now Above 4%!
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 12/9/2008
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bespokeinvest.typepad.com —
The S&P; 500 finally had its first 20%+
rally in 408 days yesterday, which means we're currently...
in a bull market by the standard definition (20% rally preceded by a 20% decline). Over at Bespoke Premium, we released a B.I.G. Tips report yesterday ...
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Third Worst Bear Market On Record
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 12/9/2008
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bespokeinvest.typepad.com —
By definition, the S&P; 500 is set to
close in a brand new bull market today with...
a rally of more than 20% off of the 11/20 lows. The average stock in the S&P; 500 is up even more at 27.32%. This is because the smallest stocks in the index have ...
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Performance of the Rally by Market Cap
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Abnormal Returns —
... The definitive end of Bill Miller as a genius meme. (WSJ.com also 1440 Wall Street, Clusterstock, Investor’s Consigliere, Capital Spectator)
What are zero interest rates on T-bills telling us? (WSJ.com, NYTimes.com)
“Over the long haul, though, stocks should deliver an average return.” (Clusterstock)
Another model (Ford ...
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