Alan Skrainka
Alan Skrainka
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Maybe investors are realizing there's more to the economy than technology.
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There has been a lot of s elling that has taken place and you see so many analysts that are throwing in the towel. I think when investors wake up three or so years from today, they are going to look back on this time as a buying opportunity.
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The bond market was so weak all day that it pushed the broader market lower. Investors weren't talking about if the Fed will raise rates, but how much.
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It's a very unusual day for the Dow Jones because IBM and J.P. Morgan accounted for more than half the drop. We've got a lot of fear in the market place and that's going to continue. We don't know where the bottom is, so just stay the course. There's so much uncertainty and investors have so many questions that they just sell stocks.
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You're seeing a return to traditional measures of value as investors become more focused on things like (price-to-earnings ratios), interest rates and earnings.
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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 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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Long-term investors know this (rate cut) is a green light to get back into the market.
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Investors are very concerned about the short-term prospects for the economy, and that's why they are selling stocks.
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Investors are focusing on Greenspan and the fact that he said they (the central bank) had increased rates four times and it did little to slow the economy. He is saying more work needs to be done.
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Investors took advantage of the sell-off Friday to add to their portfolio. There are some good values with the blue chips.
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Individual investors have to separate the statistical noise of week to week numbers and focus on the big picture.
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We feel we can do a service to our customers if we just get the overall trend right. We don't really practice technical analysis or try to guess the price points next week. But the trend does look like it's higher, because the Fed now is probably shifting into neutral earnings are very strong. And because the Fed acted promptly they ensured we would have another year of solid growth next year. That is what the market is anticipating.
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We think, in the short run, psychology drives the market but in the long run, fundamentals drive the market. We see very low inflation and no inflationary pressures. We think, going forward, expectations have come back down in line with fundamentals and we won't have the pressure of Fed rate hikes over the next 12 months.