Alan Skrainka
Alan Skrainka
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Over the last six years, we have experienced the largest drop in price/earnings ratios in the history of the U.S. stock market, going back to 1871. 2006 has the potential to be a great year for stock investors.
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I think the market remains hypersensitive to these (economic) reports. You should stay focused on your long-term goals and not short-term economic reports, but the market continues to be dominated by fear, uncertainty and confusion.
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I think the performance gap between the new-economy and old-economy stocks is like a rubber band; it seems to be snapping the other way. The new economy sounds very exciting, but you're still going to need food, medicine and electricity to survive.
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I think all these reports taken together are going to paint an economy that is too hot. Labor costs are rising and that is beginning to lead to some signs of inflation.
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I think it was a very volatile and directionless week. Investors should tap on the brakes a few times and strap on their seat belts. (Last week) was very earnings driven, and now it's shifting and people are going to focus once again on value.
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I think this is one time the Fed is behind the curve.
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I think investors should take a step back and look at the big picture. I think the (Fed) is doing its job and investors should do theirs -- avoid those companies that do not have a track record of growth.
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We may be entering a recession here. So if I owned a small business, I would pay very close attention to controlling costs and develop a contingency plan.
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Long-term investors know this (rate cut) is a green light to get back into the market.
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I think people are looking for good value in the market and they're finding it in 'old economy' stocks. What these companies have in common is they're all viewed as great companies at a strong price that are not dependent on a slow economy.
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I think politics are a sideshow right now. We think the best thing an investor can do is step up their buying gradually as prices move lower.
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I think people placed bets today based on (the data). By buying stocks today, you are assuming we won't get bad news tomorrow.
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It has nothing to do with the economy. It was in the private equity unit where they tried to help fledgling tech companies get started.
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Maybe investors are realizing there's more to the economy than technology.