Prof Jeremy Siegel's Strange Claim: "Stocks Are Dirt Cheap"

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clusterstock.com - 11/7/2008

Prof Jeremy Siegel's Strange Claim: "Stocks Are Dirt Cheap"

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JeremySiegel.png Jeremy Siegel, the beloved Wharton professor who juiced the bull market of the 1990s with his excellent Stocks For The Long Run , has had a rough go of late. First, the "long run" has turned out to be a bit longer than most people expected. Second, in the years since lending his ...

clusterstock.com - 11/3/2008

Likely S&P 500 Bottom: 600, Down 40% From Here

— clusterstock.com — GranthamS&Pprofitmargins.png The good news: The S&P 500 is trading near fair value. The bad news: If the... current post-bubble low follows previous post-bubble lows, the S&P 500 will probably bottom around 600. First things first, however: Long-term ... (more) Likely S&P 500 Bottom: 600, Down 40% From Here

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bloomberg.com - 11/14/2008

U.S. Stocks Surge, Led by Shares of Energy, Real-Estate Firms

— bloomberg.com — Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rallied the most in two weeks, with the Standard & Poor's... 500 Index jumping 6 percent in the final hour, as investors snapped up the cheapest energy shares on record and real-estate companies gained after CB Richard ... (more) U.S. Stocks Surge, Led by Shares of Energy, Real-Estate ...

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