Brett Gallagher
Brett Gallagher
chatter drive hear ibm market microsoft might numbers particular
I think that the IBM numbers in particular are going to be important. The chatter that I hear is that Microsoft should beat, but IBM is more mixed. So if IBM beats, that might drive the market higher.
backup guys lost
We lost all of our power. We're on backup power. Our guys aren't trading.
giving names negative quality shaking
These are all quality names in their sectors, all giving negative guidance, and I think that's shaking investors.
positive tax
Eliminating the dividend tax is a psychological positive for the market, ... but at the end of the day, it's no big deal.
ability concern corporate costs create deals driven economy general greater help meet next reduce seem
There's a general concern about the economy and corporate profits. The deals seem to be driven by the ability to reduce costs or create greater synergies of scale, so it's not something that's going to help them meet next quarter's earnings.
ability concern corporate costs create deals driven economy general greater help meet next reduce seem
There's a general concern about the economy and corporate profits, ... The deals seem to be driven by the ability to reduce costs or create greater synergies of scale, so it's not something that's going to help them meet next quarter's earnings.
best bottom companies developed ends giving market pick sector stock
Every market and every sector has different things that make it tick. So when we're looking, for example, at developed markets, we are bottom up stock pickers. We'll pick the best companies and see what kind of allocation that ends up giving us.
both conviction investors keeps pushed recovery tested view
There's nothing for investors to latch on to with conviction. We're being tested on both sides. With no clear-cut view that things are getting better, the (economic) recovery keeps getting pushed out.
anyone earnings expecting heading quarter season starting
The quarter is starting off pretty rough. We're heading into earnings season and I don't think anyone is expecting anything good.
earnings less quality
Today's earnings quality is less than in the past.
bubble cheaper compared market peak point running
Yeah, we're cheaper than we were at the peak of the bubble and running up to the bubble. But compared to any other point the market is overvalued.
buy talk
GE will probably talk up their numbers, but I don't know if I buy it.
fire investors markets pick reconcile standpoint technical themselves
From a technical standpoint the markets are a little oversold. There's tinder for the fire if the markets pick it up. Investors have to reconcile themselves that they're never going to find the bottom.
honest main measure problem
GAAP is the most honest measure of earnings, ... but the main problem with it is the cyclicality of it.