We are providing a link to the MarketWatch article, «Opinion: Your five - point investing guide for
this aging bull market,» because it features Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund Portfolio Manager Colin McWey, CFA.
While, at the overall index level, current corporate fundamentals remain resilient and defaults are not expected to pick up significantly, the trend in leverage, profit margins and interest coverage suggests the pricing of spread assets should become more discriminatory as winners and losers are separated in
an aging bull market.
This type of investment should be useful in
an aging bull market.
Similarly, we're in
an aging bull market, which means that you should be prepared for storm clouds on the horizon.
But
the aging bull market comes with lofty valuations that were rarely seen in the past.
Similarly, we're in
an aging bull market, which means that you should be prepared to take advantage of a market cool down, should one occur.
Complacency rules the day as investors and institutions gradually add more risk, using leverage and increasingly exotic vehicles to reach for diminishing returns in
an aging bull market.
After two punishing bear markets in a dozen years, and with
this aging bull market set to complete its third year on March 9, investors would do well to be aware and prepared to trade when it's necessary.
In Investing Late in a Bull Market report, Wells Fargo Investment Institute strategists discuss how investors can remain alert to the risks and opportunities that accompany
an aging bull market, including heightened volatility.
An aging bull market and increased volatility make diversification an important investment consideration.
But
the aging bull market comes with lofty valuations that were rarely seen in the past.
With
an aging bull market in the U.S. nearing the end of its seventh year at press time, it's difficult to find safety in cheap stocks; even formerly stodgy dividend payers now trade at dangerously expensive valuations.
I see a Chinese Stock market bubble... Tremendous amount of Margin debt... I see too much confidence and bullishness... all of this combining to
an aged bull market.
Method... no emotion... I am very skeptical of this old
age bull market... however I know I do not know the future.
The narrowness of the advance is typical for
aging bull markets.
Aging bull markets have a way of encouraging the abuse of what otherwise might be acceptable methods of analysis.
In both cases, the gains from
an aged bull market continued to be strong as global economic growth accelerated.
Not exact matches
This is a unique time in history with the biggest multi-century
bull market in history with political stability... anyone from anywhere, no matter your
age, race or sex can utilize your knowledge to better your position in life
One other point needs to be addressed: Over and over I hear people declaring that the
bull market is
aging and risky.
«The old adage is: «
Bull markets don't die of old
age, they are killed by higher interest rates.»
No doubt you've heard before that
bull markets don't die of old
age.
It's important to keep in mind the old investing adage, «
Bull markets don't die of old
age.»
The current
market volatility has led to speculation that each drop is the last gasp of this
aging bull.
This is something I'm taking to heart as the
bull market ages another year.
Everyone now loves the US stock
market bull and utterly detests the ugly image of the gold stocks in the fun house mirror as the public has finally decided to run with the
aging US stock
bull and the final holdouts are throwing in the towel in the precious metals.
In other words, the current
bull market is
aging, which increases the probability of a bear
market.
This
bull market is old — more than 3,046 days old, making it the second - longest on record.1 The question is, will it be more like a fine wine — getting better with
age; or more like milk — nearing its expiration?
It began in March 2009, and at 5.75 years of
age, it is longer than the 3.8 - year average
bull market duration of the past 80 years.
However, the
age of this
bull market does suggest risks are rising, and that to expect it to last much longer without a cyclical downturn would be stretching historical probability.
Among decliners we find the Titan -LRB--34 %), which defied the
bull market in pickups, the Cube -LRB--34 %), and the
aged Maxima -LRB--27 %) and Xterra -LRB--17 %).
Bull markets do not «die of old
age».
Combine this with rising interest rates, high margin debt,
age of this
bull market and lack of fear a potential bear
market might not be that far off.
Due to the
age of this
bull market (one of the longest in history as -LSB-...]
They want to max out their RRSPs and TFSAs so they can retire at a young
age, not because they have any interest in asset allocation, rebalancing, or cyclical
bull / bear
markets.
Neither economic cycles nor
bull markets die of old
age.
Even the second longest and strongest
bull market in U.S. history hasn't been able to save Franklin from declining revenue, in what should theoretically be another golden
age for asset managers.
Confidence has been restored, but it is important to be vigilant as the U.S.
bull market is
aging.
Take into consideration of the
age of the
bull market and the extent of its run (One of the oldest and biggest).
And although I read recently that
bull markets don't die of old
age or collapse of their own weight, I think sometimes they do (a dollar for anyone who can identify the catalyst for the collapse of the
bull market and tech bubble in 2000 — it's not easy).
No, from the standpoint that
bull markets don't die of old
age anyway so their length doesn't tell us anything directly about their future prospects.
A number of stock analysts feel that this
bull market's
age (more than seven years old now) combined with somewhat lofty stock - price valuations make it vulnerable to a major setback.
Bull markets (and economic cycles) do not die of old
age.
It's this excess which drives exhaustion and hence the end of a
bull market, not its
age.
Fortunately,
bull markets don't die of old
age.
«
Bull markets do not die of old
age; they die of cause,» Ryan said, citing data from the San Francisco branch of the Federal Reserve that shows the likelihood of recession does not to rise significantly as periods of expansion grow older.
But the convergence of the subprime mortgage meltdown, widespread apprehension of a slowing economy and other
market forces has transformed a
bull run for the
ages into a wild ride that has bruised the portfolios of office REIT investors.